Manganese-aluminum-phosphorus-silicon-oxide molecular sieves

ABSTRACT

Crystalline molecular sieves having three-dimensional microporous frame work structures of MnO2, AlO2, SiO2 and PO2 tetrahedral oxide units are disclosed. These molecular sieves have an empirical chemical composition on an anhydrous basis expressed by the formula: mR: (MnwAlxPySiz)O2 wherein &#34;R&#34; represents at least one organic templating agent present in the intracrystalline pore system; &#34;m&#34; represents the molar amount of &#34;R&#34; present per mole of (MnwAlxPySiz)O2; and &#34;w&#34;, &#34;x&#34;, &#34;y&#34; and &#34;z&#34; represent the mole fractions of manganese, aluminum, phosphorus and silicon, respectively, present as tetrahedral oxides. Their use as adsorbents, catalysts, etc. is also disclosed.

This application is a division of prior U.S. application Ser. No. 600,175, filing date Apr. 13, 1984, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,686,092.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The instant invention relates to a novel class of crystalline microporous molecular sieves, to the method of their preparation and to their use as adsorbents and catalysts. The invention relates to manganese-aluminum-phosphorus-silicon-oxide molecular sieves having manganese, aluminum, phosphorus and silicon in the form of framework tetrahedral oxides. These compositions may be prepared hydrothermally from gels containing reactive compounds of manganese, aluminum, phosphorus and silicon capable of forming framework tetrahedral oxides, and preferably at least one organic templating agent which functions in part to determine the course of the crystallization mechanism and the structure of the crystalline product.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Molecular sieves of the crystalline aluminosilicate zeolite type are well known in the art and now comprise over 150 species of both naturally occurring and synthetic compositions. In general the crystalline zeolites are formed from corner-sharing AlO₂ and SiO₂ tetrahedra and are characterized by having pore openings of uniform dimensions, having a significant ion-exchange capacity and being capable of reversibly desorbing an adsorbed phase which is dispersed throughout the internal voids of the crystal without displacing any atoms which make up the permanent crystal structure.

Other crystalline microporous compositions which are not zeolitic, i.e. do not contain AlO₂ tetrahedra as essential framework constituents, but which exhibit the ion-exchange and/or adsorption characteristics of the zeolites are also known. Metal organosilicates which are said to possess ion-exchange properties, have uniform pores and are capable of reversibly adsorbing molecules having molecular diameters of about 6 Å or less, are reported in U.S. Pat. No. 3,941,871 issued Mar. 2, 1976 to Dwyer et al. A pure silica polymorph, silicalite, having molecular sieving properties and a neutral framework containing neither cations nor cation sites is disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 4,061,724 issued Dec. 6, 1977 to R. W. Grose et al.

A recently reported class of microporous compositions and the first framework oxide molecular sieves synthesized without silica, are the crystalline aluminophosphate compositions disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 4,310,440 issued Jan. 12, 1982 to Wilson et al. These materials are formed from AlO₂ and PO₂ tetrahedra and have electrovalently neutral frameworks as in the case of silica polymorphs. Unlike the silica molecular sieve, silicalite, which is hydrophobic due to the absence of extra-structural cations, the aluminophosphate molecular sieves are moderately hydrophilic, apparently due to the difference in electronegativity between aluminum and phosphorus. Their intracrystalline pore volumes and pore diameters are comparable to those known for zeolites and silica molecular sieves.

In copending and commonly assigned application Ser. No. 400,438, filed July 26, 1982 (now U.S. Pat. No. 4,440,871, there is described a novel class of silicon-substituted aluminophosphates which are both microporous and crystalline. The materials have a three dimensional crystal framework of PO₂ ⁺, Alo₂ ⁻ and SiO₂ tetrahedral oxide units and, exclusive of any alkali metal or calcium which may optionally be present, an as-synthesized empirical chemical composition on an anhydrous basis of:

    mR:(Si.sub.x Al.sub.y P.sub.z)O.sub.2

where "R" represents at least one organic templating agent present in the intracrystalline pore system; "m" represents the moles of "R" present per mole of (Si_(x) Al_(y) P_(z))O₂ and has a value of from zero to 0.3, the maximum value in each case depending upon the molecular dimensions of the templating agent and the available void volume of the pore system of the particular silicoaluminophosphate species involved; and "x", "y", and "z" represent the mole fractions of silicon, aluminum and phosphorus, respectively, present as tetrahedral oxides. The minimum value for each of "x", "y", and "z" is 0.01 and preferably 0.02. The maximum value for "x" is 0.98; for "y" is 0.60; and for "z" is 0.52. These silicoaluminophosphates exhibit several physical and chemical properties which are characteristic of aluminosilicate zeolites and aluminophosphates.

In copending and commonly assigned application Ser. No. 480,738, filed Mar. 31, 1983 (now U.S. Pat. No. 4,500,651), there is described a novel class of titanium-containing molecular sieves whose chemical composition in the as-synthesized and anhydrous form is represented by the unit empirical formula:

    mR:(Ti.sub.x Al.sub.y P.sub.z)O.sub.2

wherein "R" represents at least one organic templating agent present in the intracrystalline pore system; "m" represents the moles of "R" present per mole of (Ti_(x) Al_(y) P_(z))O₂ and has a value of between zero and about 5.0; and "x", "y" and "z" represent the mole fractions of titanium, aluminum and phosphorus, respectively, present as tetrahedral oxides.

In copending and commonly assigned application Ser. No. 514,334, filed July 15, 1983 (now U.S. Pat. No. 4,567,029), there is described a novel class of crystalline metal aluminophosphate having three-dimensional microporous framework structures of MO₂, AlO₂ and PO₂ tetrahedral units and having an empirical chemical composition on an anhydrous basis expressed by the formula:

    mR:(M.sub.x Al.sub.y P.sub.z)O.sub.2

wherein "R" represents at least one organic templating agent present in the intracrystalline pore system; "m" represents the moles of "R" present per mole of (M_(x) Al_(y) P_(z))O₂ and has a value of from zero to 0.3; "M" represents at least one metal of the group magnesium, manganese, zinc and cobalt; "x", "y" and "z" represent the mole fraction of the metal "M", aluminum and phosphorus, respectively, present as tetrahedral oxides.

In copending and commonly assigned application Ser. No. 514,335, filed July 15, 1983 (now U.S. Pat. No. 4,683,217), there is described a novel class of crystalline ferroaluminophosphates having a three-dimensional microporous framework structure of FeO₂, AlO₂ and PO₂ tetrahedral units and having an empirical chemical composition on an anhydrous basis expressed by the formula:

    mR:(Fe.sub.x Al.sub.y P.sub.z)O.sub.2

wherein "R" represents at least one organic templating agent present in the intracrystalline pore system; "m" represents the moles of "R" present per mole of (Fe_(x) Al_(y) P_(z))O₂ and has a value of from zero to 0.3; and "x", "y" and "z" represent the mole fraction of the iron, aluminum and phosphorus, respectively, present as tetrahedral oxides.

The instant invention relates to new molecular sieves comprising framework tetrahedral units of MnO₂ ⁻², AlO₂ ⁻ and PO₂ ⁺ and SiO₂.

DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES

FIG. 1 is a ternary diagram wherein parameters relating to the instant compositions are set forth as mole fractions.

FIG. 2 is a ternary diagram wherein parameters relating to preferred compositions are set forth as mole fractions.

FIG. 3 is a ternary diagram wherein parameters relating to the reaction mixtures employed in the preparation of the compositions of this invention are set forth as mole fractions.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The instant invention relates to a new class of molecular sieves having a three-dimensional microporous crystal framework structures of MnO₂ ⁻², AlO₂ ⁻, PO₂ ⁺ and SiO₂ tetrahedral oxide units. These new manganese-aluminum-phosphorus-silicon-oxide molecular sieves exhibit ion-exchange, adsorption and catalytic properties and, accordingly, find wide use as adsorbents and catalysts. The members of this novel class of compositions have crystal framework structures of MnO₂ ⁻², AlO₂ ⁻, PO₂ ⁺ and SO₂ tetrahedral oxide units and have an empirical chemical composition on an anhydrous basis expressed by the formula:

    mR:(Mn.sub.w Al.sub.x P.sub.y Si.sub.z)O.sub.2

wherein "R" represents at least one organic templating agent present in the intracrystalline pore system; "m" represents the molar amount of "R" present per mole of (Mn_(w) Al_(x) P_(y) Si_(z))O₂ and has a value of zero to about 0.3; and "w", "x", "y" and "z" represent the mole fractions of manganese, aluminum, phosphorus and silicon, respectively, present as tetrahedral oxides. The instant molecular sieve compositions are characterized in several ways as distinct from heretofore known molecular sieves, including the aforementioned ternary compositions. The instant molecular sieves are characterized by the enhanced thermal stability of certain species and by the exisjtence of species heretofore unknown for binary and ternary molecular sieves.

The molecular sieves of the instant invention will be generally referred to by the acronym "MnAPSO" to designate a structure framework of MnO₂ ⁻², AlO₂ ⁻, PO₂ ⁺ and SiO₂ tetrahedral units. Actual class members will be identified as structural species by assigning a number to the species and, accordingly, are identified as "MnAPSO-i" wherein "i" is an integer. The given species designation is not intended to denote a similarity in structure to any other species denominated by a numbering system.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The instant invention relates to a new class of molecular sieves having a three-dimensional microporous crystal framework structures of MnO₂ ⁻², AlO₂ ⁻, PO₂ ⁺ and SiO₂ tetrahedral oxide units. These new molecular sieves exhibit ion-exchange, adsorption and catalytic properties and, accordingly, find wide use as adsorbents and catalysts.

The MnAPSO molecular sieves of the instant invention have a framework structure of MnO₂ ⁻², AlO₂ ⁻, PO₂ ⁺, and SiO₂ tetrahedral units having an empirical chemical composition on an anhydrous basis expressed by the formula:

    mR:(Mn.sub.w Al.sub.x P.sub.y Si.sub.z)O.sub.2

wherein "R" represents at least one organic templating agent present in the intracrystalline pore system; "m" represents the molar amount of "R" present per mole of (Mn_(w) Al_(x) P_(y) Si_(z))O₂ and has a value of zero to about 0.3; and "w", "x", "y" and "z" represent the mole fractions of element manganese, aluminum, phosphorus and silicon, respectively, present as tetrahedral oxides. The mole fractions "w", "x", "y" and "z" are generally defined as being within the pentagonal compositional area defined by points A, B, C, D and E of the ternary diagram of FIG. 1 and more preferably are generally defined as being within the tretragonal compositional area defined by points a, b, c and d of the ternary diagram of FIG. 2. Points A, B, C, D and E of FIG. 1 have the following values for "w", "x", "y", and "z":

    ______________________________________                                                Mole Fraction                                                           Point    x            y      (w + z)                                           ______________________________________                                         A        0.60         0.38   0.02                                              B        0.38         0.60   0.02                                              C        0.01         0.60   0.39                                              D        0.01         0.01   0.98                                              E        0.60         0.01   0.39                                              ______________________________________                                    

Points a, b, c, and d of FIG. 2 have the following values for "w", "x", "y", and "z":

    ______________________________________                                                Mole Fraction                                                           Point    x            y      (w + z)                                           ______________________________________                                         a        0.55         0.43   0.02                                              b        0.43         0.55   0.02                                              c        0.10         0.55   0.35                                              d        0.55         0.10   0.35                                              ______________________________________                                          p The MnAPSOs of this invention are useful as adsorbents, catalysts,      ion-exchangers, and the like in much the same fashion as aluminosilicate      have been employed heretofore, although their chemical and physical      properties are not necessarily similar to those observed for      aluminosilicates.

MnAPSO compositions are generally synthesized by hydrothermal crystallization from a reaction mixture containing reactive sources of manganese, silicon , aluminum and phosphorus, preferably an organic templating, i.e., structure-directing, agent, preferably a compound of an element or Group VA of the Periodic Table, and/or optionally an alkali or other metal. The reaction mixture is generally placed in a sealed pressure vessel, preferably lined with an inert plastic material such as polytetrafluoroethylene and heated, preferably under autogenous pressure at a temperature between about 50° C. and about 250° C., and preferably between about 100° C. and about 200° C. until crystals of the MnAPSO product are obtained, usually a period of from several hours to several weeks. Typical effective times of from 2 hours to about 30 days with generally from about 4 hours to about 20 days have been observed. The product is recovered by any convenient method such as centrifugation or filtration.

In synthesizing the MnAPSO compositions of the instant invention, it is preferred to employ a reaction mixture composition expressed in terms of the molar ratios as follows:

    aR:(Mn.sub.w Al.sub.x P.sub.y Si.sub.z)O.sub.2 :bH.sub.2 O

wherein "R" is an organic templating agent; "a" is the amount of organic templating agent "R" and has a value of from zero to about 6 and is preferably an effective amount within the range of greater than zero (0) to about 6; "b" has a value of from zero (0) to about 500, preferably between about 2 and about 300; and "w", "x", "y" and "z" represent the mole fractions of manganese, aluminum, phosphorus and silicon, respectively, and each has a value of at least 0.01.

In a preferred embodiment the reaction mixture is selected such that the mole fractions "w", "x", "y" and "z" are generally defined as being within the pentagonal compositional area defined by points E, F, G, H and I of the ternary diagram of FIG. 3. Points E, F, G, H and I of FIG. 3 have the following values for "w", "x", "y" and "z":

    ______________________________________                                                Mole Fraction                                                           Point    x            y      (w + z)                                           ______________________________________                                         F        0.60         0.38   0.02                                              G        0.38         0.60   0.02                                              H        0.01         0.60   0.39                                              I        0.01         0.01   0.98                                              J        0.60         0.01   0.39                                              ______________________________________                                    

For reasons unknown at present, not every reaction mixture gave crystalline MnAPSO products when reaction products were examined for MnAPSO products by X-ray analysis. Those reaction mixtures from which crystalline MnAPSO products were obtained are reported in the examples hereinafter as numbered examples. Those reaction mixtures from which MnAPSO products were not identified by use of X-ray analysis are also reported.

In the foregoing expression of the reaction composition, the reactants are normalized with respect to the total of "w", "x", "y" and "z" such that (w+x+y+z)=1.00 mole, whereas in the examples the reaction mixtures are expressed in terms of molar oxide ratios and may be normalized to the moles of P₂ O₅. This latter form is readily converted to the former form by routine calculations by dividing the number of moles of each component (including the template and water) by the total number of moles of manganese, aluminum, phosphorus and silicon which results in normalized mole fractions based on total moles of the aforementioned components.

In forming reaction mixtures from which the instant molecular sieves are formed the organic templating agent can be any of those heretofore proposed for use in the synthesis of conventional zeolite aluminosilicates. In general these compounds contain elements of Group VA of the Periodic Table of Elements, particularly nitrogen, phosphorus, arsenic and antimony, preferably nitrogen or phosphorus and most preferably nitrogen, which compounds also contain at least one alkyl or aryl group having from 1 to 8 carbon atoms. Particularly preferred compounds for use as templating agents are the amines quatenary phosphonium and quaternary ammonium compounds, the latter two being represented generally by the formula R₄ X⁺ wherein "X" is nitrogen or phosphorous and each R is an alkyl or aryl group containing from 1 to 8 carbon atoms. Polymeric quaternary ammonium salts such as [(C₁₄ H₃₂ N₂) (OH)₂ ]_(x) wherein "x" has a value of at least 2 are also suitably employed. The mono-, di- and tri-amines are advantageously utilized, either alone or in combination with a quaternary ammonium compound or other templating compound. Mixtures of two or more templating agent can either produce mixtures of the desired MnAPSOs or the more strongly directing templating species may control the course of the reaction with the other templating species serving primarily to establish the pH conditions of the reaction gel. Representative templating agents include: tetramethylammonium; tetraethylammonium; tetrapropylammonium; tetrabutylammonium ions; tetrapentylammonium ions; di-n-propylamine; tripropylamine; triethylamine; triethanolamine; piperidine; cyclohexylamine; 2-methylpyridine; N,N-dimethylbenzylamine; N,N-dimethylethanolamine; choline; N,N'-dimethylpiperazine; 1,4-diazabicyclo (2,2,2,) octane; N-methyldiethanolamine, N-methylethanolamine; N-methylpiperidine; 3-methylpiperidine; N-methylcyclohexylamine; 3-methylpyridine; 4-methylpyridine; quinuclidine; N,N'-dimethyl-1,4-diazabicyclo (2,2,2) octane ion; di-n-butylamine, neopentylamine; di-n-pentylamine; isopropylamine; t-butylamine; ethylenediamine; pyrrolidine; and 2-imidazolidone. Not every templating agent will direct the formation of every species of MnAPSO, i.e., a single templating agent can, with proper manipulation of the reaction conditions, direct the formation of several MnAPSO compositions, and a given MnAPSO composition can be produced using several different templating agents.

Most any reactive silicon source may be employed such that SiO₂ tetrahedral units are formed from a species present in situ. The reactive source of silicon may be silica, either as a silica sol or as fumed silica, reactive solid amorphous precipitated silica, silica gel, alkoxides of silicon, silicic acid or alkali metal silicate and the like.

The reactive phosphorus source is phosphoric acid, but organic phosphates such as triethyl phosphate may be satisfactory, and so also may crystalline or amorphous aluminophosphates such as the AlPO₄ compositions of U.S. Pat. No. 4,310,440. Organo-phosphorus compounds, such as tetrabutylphosphonium bromide do not, apparently, serve as reactive sources of phosphorus, but these compounds may function as templating agents. Conventional phosphorus salts such as sodium metaphosphate, may be used, at least in part, as the phosphorus source, but are not preferred.

The preferred aluminum source is either an aluminum alkoxide, such as aluminum isopropoxide, or pseudoboehmite. The crystalline or amorphous aluminophosphates which are a suitable source of phosphorus are, of course, also suitable sources of aluminum. Other sources of aluminum used in zeolite synthesis, such as gibbsite, sodium aluminate and aluminum trichloride, can be employed but are not preferred.

The source of manganese can be introduced into the reaction system in any form which permits the formation in situ of reactive form of manganese, i.e., reactive to form the framework tetrahedral unit of manganese. Compounds of manganese which may be employed herein include oxides, alkoxides, acetates, hydroxides, chlorides briomides, iodides, sulfates, nitrates, carboxylates and the like. For example, manganese acetate, manganese bromide, manganese sulfate, and the like are employable herein.

While not essential to the synthesis of MnAPSO compositions, stirring or other moderate agitation of the reaction mixture and/or seeding the reaction mixture with seed crystals of either the MnAPSO species to be produced or a topoligically similar aluminophosphate, aluminosilicate or molecular sieve composition, facilitates the crystallization procedure.

After crystallization the MnAPSO product may be isolated and advantageously washed with water and dried in air. The as-synthesized MnAPSO generally contains within its internal pore system at least one form of the templating agent employed in its formation. Most commonly any organic moiety derived from any organic template is present, at least in part, as a charge-balancing cation as is generally the case with as-synthesized aluminosilicate zeolites prepared from organic-containing reaction systems. It is possible, however, that some or all of the organic moiety is an occluded molecular species in a particular MnAPSO species. As a general rule the templating agent, and hence the occluded organic species, is too large to move freely through the pore system of the MnAPSO product and must be removed by calcining the MnAPSO at temperatures of 200° C. to 700° C. to thermally degrade the organic species. In a few instances the pores of the MnAPSO product are sufficiently large to permit transport of the templating agent, particularly if the latter is a small molecule, and accordingly complete or partial removal thereof can be accomplished by conventional desorption procedures such as carried out in the case of zeolites. It will be understood that the term "as-synthesized" as used herein does not include the condition of the MnAPSO phase wherein the organic moiety occupying the intracrystalline pore system as a result of the hydrothermal crystallization process has been reduced by post-synthesis treatment such that the value of "m" in the composition formula:

    mR: (Mn.sub.w Al.sub.x P.sub.y Si.sub.z)O.sub.2

has a value of less than 0.02. The other symbols of the formula are as defined hereinabove. In those preparations in which an alkoxide is employed as the reactive source of manganese, aluminum, phosphorus or silicon, the corresponding alcohol is necessarily present in the reaction mixture since it is a hydrolysis product of the alkoxide. It has not been determined whether this alcohol participates in the synthesis process as a templating agent. For the purpose of this application, however, this alcohol is arbitrarily omitted from the class of templating agents, even if it is present in the as-synthesized MnAPSO material.

Since the present MnAPSO compositions are formed from MnO₂, AlO₂, PO₂ and SiO₂ tetrahedral units which, respectively, have a net charge of -2, -1, +1 and 0. The matter of cation exchangeability is considerably more complicated than in the case of zeolitic molecular sieves in which, ideally, there is a stoichiometric relationship between AlO₂ ⁻ tetrahedra and charge-balancing cations. In the instant compositions, an AlO₂ ⁻ tetrahedron can be balanced electrically either by association with a PO₂ ⁺ tetrahedron or a simple cation such as an alkali metal cation, a cation of manganese present in the reaction mixture, or an organic cation derived from the templating agent. Similarly an MnO₂ ⁻² tetrahedron can be balanced electrically by association with PO₂ ⁺ tetrahedra, a cation of manganese, organic cations derived from the templating agent, a simple cation such as an alkali metal cation, or other divalent or polyvalent metal cations introduced from an extraneous source. It has also been postulated that non-adjacent AlO₂ ⁻ and PO₂ ⁻ tetrahedral pairs can be balanced by Na⁺ and OH⁻ respectively [Flanigen and Grose, Molecular Sieve Zeolites-I, ACS, Washington, DC (1971)]

The MnAPSO compositions of the present invention may exhibit cation-exchange capacity when analyzed using ion-exchange techniques heretofore employed with zeolitic aluminosilicates and have pore diameters which are inherent in the lattice structure of each species and which are at least about 3 Å in diameter. Ion exchange of MnAPSO compositions is ordinarily possible only after the organic moiety present as a result of synthesis has been removed from the pore system. Dehydration to remove water present in the as-synthesized MnAPSO compositions can usually be accomplished, to some degree at least, in the usual manner without removal of the organic moiety, but the absence of the organic species greatly facilitates adsorption and desorption procedures. The MnAPSO materials will have various degrees of hydrothermal and thermal stability, some being quite remarkable in this regard, and will function as molecular sieve adsorbents and hydrocarbon conversion catalysts or catalyst bases.

The MnAPSOs are generally prepared using a stainless steel reaction vessel lined with the inert plastic material, polytetrafluoroethylene, to avoid contamination of the reaction mixture. In general, the final reaction mixture from which each MnAPSO composition is crystallized is prepared by forming mixtures of less than all of the reagents and thereafter incorporating into these mixtures additional reagents either singly or in the form of other intermediate mixtures of two or more reagents. In some instances the reagents admixed retain their identity in the intermediate mixture and in other cases some or all of the reagents are involved in chemical reactions to produce new reagents. The term "mixture" is applied in both cases. Further, unless otherwise specified, each intermediate mixture as well as the final reaction mixture was stirred until substantially homogeneous.

X-ray analysis of reaction products are obtained by X-ray analysis using standard X-ray powder diffraction techniques. The radiation source is a high-intensity, copper target, X-ray tube operated at 50 Kv and 40 ma. The diffraction pattern from the copper K-alpha radiation and graphite monochromator is suitably recorded by an X-ray spectrometer scintillation counter, pulse height analyzer and strip chart recorder. Flat compressed powder samples are scanned at 2° (2 theta) per minute, using a two second time constant. Interplanar spacings (d) in Angstrom units are obtained from the position of the diffraction peaks expressed as 2θ where θ is the Bragg angle as observed on the strip chart. Intensities are determined from the heights of diffraction peaks after subtracting background, "I_(o) " being the intensity of the strongest line or peak, and "I" being the intensity of each of the other peaks. Alternatively, the X-ray patterns are obtained from the copper K-alpha radiation by use of computer based techniques using Siemens D-500 X-ray powder diffractometers, Siemens Type K-805 X-ray sources, available from Siemens Corporation, Cherry Hill, N.J., with appropriate computer interface.

As will be understood by those skilled in the art the determination of the parameter 2 theta is subject to both human and mechanical error, which in combination, can impose an uncertainty of about ±0.4° on each reported value of 2 theta. This uncertainty is, of course, also manifested in the reported values of the d-spacings, which are calculated from the 2 theta values. This imprecision is general throughout the art and is not sufficient to preclude the differentiation of the present crystalline materials from each other and from the compositions of the prior art. In some of the X-ray patterns reported, the relative intensities of the d-spacings are indicated by the notations vs. s, m, w and vw which represent very strong, strong, medium, weak and very weak respectively.

In certain instances the purity of a synthesized product may be assessed with reference to its X-ray powder diffraction pattern. Thus, for example, if a sample is stated to be pure, it is intended only that the X-ray pattern of the sample is free of lines attributable to crystalline impurities, not that there are no amorphous materials present.

The molecular sieves of the instant invention may be characterized by their x-ray powder diffraction patterns and such may have one of the x-ray patterns set forth in the following Tables A through K, wherein said x-ray patterns are for both the as-synthesized and calcined forms unless otherwise noted:

                  TABLE A                                                          ______________________________________                                         (MnAPSO-5)                                                                     2θ     d (Å) Relative Intensity                                      ______________________________________                                         7.3-7.7      12.11-11.48                                                                              vs                                                      14.7-15.1    6.03-5.87 m                                                       19.6-19.9    4.53-4.46 m                                                       20.8-21.3    4.27-4.17 m                                                       22.1-22.6    4.02-3.93 m                                                       29.8-30.2    2.998-2.959                                                                              m                                                       ______________________________________                                    

                  TABLE B                                                          ______________________________________                                         (MnAPSO-11)                                                                    2θ     d (Å) Relative Intensity                                      ______________________________________                                         9.4-9.8      9.41-9.03 m                                                       16.1-16.2    5.50-5.47 vs-m                                                    21.0-21.5    4.23-4.13 m-vs                                                    22.1-22.2    4.02-4.00 m                                                       22.4-22.5    3.97-3.95 m-s                                                     23.1-23.5    3.85-3.79 m                                                       ______________________________________                                    

                  TABLE C                                                          ______________________________________                                         (MnAPSO-16)                                                                    2θ     d (Å) Relative Intensity                                      ______________________________________                                         11.4-11.5    7.76-7.69 m-vs                                                    18.6-18.7    4.77-4.75 m                                                       21.9         4.06      m-vs                                                    22.9-23.0    3.88-3.87 w-m                                                     26.5-26.6    3.363-3.351                                                                              m                                                       29.7-29.8    3.008-2.998                                                                              m                                                       ______________________________________                                    

                  TABLE D                                                          ______________________________________                                         (MnAPSO-20)                                                                    2θ     d (Å)  Relative Intensity                                     ______________________________________                                         13.904-13.998                                                                               6.3692-6.3263                                                                             m-vs                                                   19.723-19.818                                                                               4.5011-4.4918                                                                             m                                                      24.223-24.329                                                                               3.6742-3.6584                                                                             vs                                                     28.039-28.163                                                                               3.1822-3.1684                                                                             w                                                      31.434-31.560                                                                               2.8458-2.8348                                                                             w                                                      34.527-34.652                                                                               2.5976-2.5886                                                                             w                                                      ______________________________________                                    

                  TABLE E                                                          ______________________________________                                         (MnAPSO-31)                                                                    2θ     d (Å)   Relative Intensity                                    ______________________________________                                         8.482-9.501  10.4240-9.3084                                                                             m                                                     20.222- 20.353                                                                              4.3913-4.3632                                                                              m                                                     21.879-21.993                                                                               4.0622-4.0415                                                                              m                                                     22.071-22.088                                                                               4.0272-4.0242                                                                              m                                                     22.587-22.698                                                                               3.9364-3.9174                                                                              vs                                                    31.724-31.836                                                                               2.8546-2.8108                                                                              m                                                     ______________________________________                                    

                  TABLE F                                                          ______________________________________                                         (MnAPSO-34)                                                                    2θ     d (Å) Relative Intensity                                      ______________________________________                                         9.4-9.6      9.41-9.21 vs                                                      15.9-16.2    5.57-5.47 m                                                       20.4-20.8    4.35-4.27 m-vs                                                    25.0-25.3    3.562-3.520                                                                              w-m                                                     31.0-31.3    2.885-2.858                                                                              w-m                                                     33.6-33.9    2.667-2.644                                                                              m                                                       ______________________________________                                    

                  TABLE G                                                          ______________________________________                                         (MnAPSO-35)                                                                    2θ     d (Å) Relative Intensity                                      ______________________________________                                         10.8-11.0    8.19-8.04 m-vs                                                    13.4-13.7    6.61-6.46 m-s                                                     17.2-17.5    5.16-5.07 m-s                                                     20.8-21.0    4.27-4.23 m                                                       21.8-22.3    4.08-3.99 m-vs                                                    28.2-28.7    3.164-3.110                                                                              m                                                       ______________________________________                                    

                  TABLE H                                                          ______________________________________                                         (MnAPSO-36)                                                                    2θ     d (Å)   Relative Intensity                                    ______________________________________                                         7.596        11.6382     m                                                     7.628-7.981  11.5899-11.0771                                                                            vs                                                    8.105-8.299  10.9084-10.6537                                                                            m                                                     16.395-16.673                                                                               5.4066-5.3172                                                                              m                                                     19.052-19.414                                                                               4.6580-4.5721                                                                              w                                                     20.744-20.871                                                                               4.2819-4.2560                                                                              m                                                     ______________________________________                                    

                  TABLE I                                                          ______________________________________                                         (MnAPSO-44)                                                                    2θ     d (Å)  Relative Intensity                                     ______________________________________                                         9.420-9.498  9.3883-9.3110                                                                             vs                                                     16.062-16.131                                                                               5.5179-5.4944                                                                             m                                                      20.715-20.790                                                                               4.2877-4.2725                                                                             s                                                      24.396-24.424                                                                               3.6485-3.6444                                                                             m                                                      26.143-26.184                                                                               3.4085-3.4032                                                                             m                                                      30.833-30.853                                                                               2.8999-2.8981                                                                             m                                                      ______________________________________                                    

                  TABLE J                                                          ______________________________________                                         (MnAPSO-47)                                                                    2θ     d (Å)  Relative Intensity                                     ______________________________________                                         9.434-9.696  9.3746-9.1214                                                                             vs                                                     15.946-16.276                                                                               5.5579-5.4457                                                                             vw                                                     20.539-20.940                                                                               4.3242-4.2423                                                                             vw-m                                                   24.643       3.6125     w                                                      30.511       2.9297     w                                                      30.820-31.096                                                                               2.9011-2.8759                                                                             vw                                                     ______________________________________                                    

PREPARATIVE REAGENTS

In the following examples of the MnAPSO compositions were prepared using numerous reagents. The reagents employed and abbreviations employed herein, if any, for such reagents are as follows:

(a) Alipro: aluminum isopropoxide;

(b) CATAPAL; Trademark of Condea Corporation for hydrated pseudoboehomite;

(c) LUDOX-LS: LUDOX-LS is the tradename of DuPont for an aqueous solution of 30 weight percent SiO₂ and 0.1 weight percent Na₂ O;

(d) H₃ PO₄ : 85 weight percent aqueous phosphoric acid;

(e) MnAc: Manganese acetate, Mn(C₂ H₃ O₂)₂.4H₂ O;

(f) TEAOH: 40 weight percent aqueous solution of tetraethylammonium hydroxide;

(g) TBAOH: 40 weight percent aqueous solution of tetrabutylammonium hydroxide;

(h) Pr₂ NH: di-n-propylamine, (C₃ H₇)₂ NH;

(i) Pr₃ N: trimpropylamine (C₃ H₇)₃ N;

(j) Quin: Quinuclidine, (C₇ H₁₃ N);

(k) MQuin: Methyl Quinuclidine hydroxide, (C₇ H₁₃ NCH₃ OH);

(l) C-hex: cyclohexylamine;

(m) TMAOH: tetramethylammonium hydroxide;

(n) TPAOH: tetrapropylammonium hydroxide; and

(o) DEEA: 2-diethylaminoethanol.

PREPARATIVE PROCEDURES

The following preparative examples were carried out by forming a starting reaction mixture by adding the H₃ PO₄ to one half of the quantity of water. This mixture was mixed and to this mixture the aluminum isopropoxide or CATAPAL was added. This mixture was then blended until a homogeneous mixture was observed. To this mixture the LUDOX LS was added and the resulting mixture blended (about 2 minutes) until a homogeneous mixture was observed. A second mixture was prepared using the maganese acetate and the remainder (about 50%) of the water. The two mixtures were admixed and the resulting mixture blended until a homogeneous mixture was observed. The organic templating agent was then added to the resulting mixture and the resulting mixture blended until a homogeneous mixture was observed, i.e., about 2 to 4 minutes. (The pH of the mixture was measured and adjusted for temperature). The mixture was then placed in a lined (polytetrafluoroethylene) stainless steel pressure vessel and digested at a temperature (150° C. or 200° C.) for a time or placed in lined screw top bottles for digestion at 100° C. All digestions were carried out at the autogeneous pressure.

The molar composition for each preparation will be given by the relative moles of the components of the reaction mixture. H₃ PO₄ and MnAc are given respectively in terms of P₂ O₅ and MnO content of the reaction mixture.

The following examples are provided to further illustrate the invention and are not intended to be limiting thereof:

EXAMPLES 1 TO 64

MnAPSO molecular sieves were prepared according to the above identified procedure and the MnAPSO products determined by X-ray analysis. The results of examples 1 to 64 are set forth in Tables I to IV.

                  TABLE I                                                          ______________________________________                                                         Temp    Time                                                   Example.sup.1                                                                         Template (°C.)                                                                           (days) MnAPSO Product.sup.2                            ______________________________________                                         1      TEAOH    150     4      MnAPSO-34; MnAPSO-5                             2      TEAOH    150     11     MnAPSO-5; MnAPSO-34                             3      TEAOH    200     4      MnAPSO-5; MnAPSO-34                             4      TEAOH    200     11     MnAPSO-5; MnAPSO-34                             5      TEAOH    100     2      --.sup.3                                        6      TEAOH    100     7      MnAPSO-34                                       7      TEAOH    150     2      MnAPSO-34; MnAPSO-5                             8      TEAOH    150     7      MnAPSO-34; MnAPSO-5                             9      TEAOH    200     2      MnAPSO-5; MnAPSO-34                             10     TEAOH    200     7      MnAPSO-5; MnAPSO-34                             11     TEAOH    100     14     MnAPSO-34                                       12     TEAOH    150     14     MnAPSO-34; MnAPSO-5                             13     TEAOH    200     14     MnAPSO-5; MnAPSO-34                             ______________________________________                                          .sup.1 The reaction mixture comprised: 1.0 TEAOH: 0.2 MnO: 0.9 Al.sub.2        O.sub.3 : 0.9 P.sub.2 O.sub.5 : rSiO.sub.2 : 50 H.sub.2 O where "r" was        0.2 for examples 1 to 4 and was 0.6 for examples 5 to 13.                      .sup.2 Major species as indentified by xray powder diffraction pattern of      product, except that when two species where indentified the first species      listed is the predominant species observed.                                    .sup.3 No MnAPSO products were observed by xray analysis.                

                  TABLE II                                                         ______________________________________                                                         Temp    Time                                                   Example.sup.1                                                                         Template (°C.)                                                                           (days)                                                                               MnAPSO Product.sup.2                             ______________________________________                                         14     Quin     150     4     MnAPSO-16; MnAPSO-35                             15     Quin     150     11    MnAPSO-16; MnAPSO-35                             16     Quin     200     4     MnAPSO-16; MnAPSO-35                             17     Quin     200     11    MnAPSO-16; MnAPSO-35                             18     Quin     100     4     MnAPSO-35                                        19     Quin     100     11    MnAPSO-35                                        20     MQuin    150     2     MnAPSO-35; MnAPSO-16                             21     MQuin    150     7     MnAPSO-35                                        22     MQuin    200     2     MnAPSO-35                                        23     MQuin    200     7     MnAPSO-35                                        24     Pr.sub.2 NH                                                                             150     4     MnAPSO-11                                        25     Pr.sub.2 NH                                                                             150     11    MnAPSO-11                                        26     Pr.sub.2 NH                                                                             200     4     MnAPSO-11; MnAPSO-39                             27     Pr.sub.2 NH                                                                             200     11    MnAPSO-11; MnAPSO-39                             28     Pr.sub.2 NH                                                                             100     4     --3                                              29     Pr.sub.2 NH                                                                             100     11    --3                                              ______________________________________                                          .sup.1 The reaction mixture comprised: 1.0 R: 0.2 MnO: 0.9 Al.sub.2            O.sub.3 : 0.9 P.sub.2 O.sub.5 : 0.2 SiO.sub.2 : 50 H.sub.2 O where "R"is       the template, as indentified in Table II                                       .sup.2 Major species as indentified by xray powder diffraction pattern of      product, except that when two species where identified the first species       listed is the predominant species observed.                                    .sup.3 No MnAPSO products were observed by xray analysis.                

                  TABLE III                                                        ______________________________________                                                         Temp    Time                                                   Example.sup.1                                                                         Template (°C.)                                                                           (days)                                                                               MnAPSO Product .sup.2                            ______________________________________                                         30     Pr.sub.3 N                                                                              150     4     MnAPSO-5                                         31     Pr.sub.3 N                                                                              150     11    MnAPSO-5                                         32     Pr.sub.3 N                                                                              200     4     MnAPSO-5                                         33     Pr.sub.3 N                                                                              200     11    MnAPSO-5                                         34     Pr.sub.3 N                                                                              100     4     --3                                              35     Pr.sub.3 N                                                                              100     11    --3                                              36     TBAOH    150     4     --3                                              37     TBAOH    150     10    --3                                              38     TBAOH    200     4     MnAPSO-5                                         39     TBAOH    200     10    MnAPSO-5                                         40     C-hex    150     3     MnAPSO-13                                        41     C-hex    150     9     MnAPSO-44; MnAPSO-13                             42     C-hex    200     3     MnAPSO-5; MnAPSO-44                              43     C-hex    200     9     MnAPSO-5; MnAPSO-44                              ______________________________________                                          .sup.1 The reaction mixture comprised:                                         (a) Examples 30 to 35: 1.0 Pr.sub.3 N; 0.2 MnO; 0.9 Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 ; 0.      P.sub.2 O.sub.5 ; 0.2 SiO.sub.2 ; 50 H.sub.2 O                                 (b) Examples 36 to 39: 2.0 TBAOH; 0.4 MnO; 0.8 Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 ; 1.0          P.sub.2 O.sub.5 ; 0.4 SiO.sub.2 ; 50 H.sub.2 O                                 (c) Examples 40 to 43: 1.0 Chex; 0.2 MnO; 0.9 Al.sub. 2 O.sub.3 ; 0.9          P.sub.2 O.sub.5 ; 0.6 SiO.sub.2 ; 50 H.sub.2 O                                 .sup.2 Major species as identified by xray powder diffraction pattern of       product, except that when two species where identified the first species       listed is the predominant species observed.                                    .sup.3 No MnAPSO products were observed by xray analysis.                

                  TABLE IV                                                         ______________________________________                                                         Temp    Time                                                   Example.sup.1                                                                         Template (°C.)                                                                           (days)                                                                               MnAPSO Product.sup.2                             ______________________________________                                         44     TPAOH    150     2     MnAPSO-5                                         45     TPAOH    200     2     MnAPSO-5                                         46     TMAOH    150     4     MnAPSO-20                                        47     TMAOH    200     4     MnAPSO-20                                        48     DEA      150     9     MnAPSO-47                                        49     DEA      150     18    MnAPSO-47                                        50.sup.4                                                                              Pr.sub.2 NH                                                                             150     4     MnAPSO-31                                        51.sup.4                                                                              Pr.sub.2 NH                                                                             150     10    MnAPSO-31; MnAPSO-46                             52.sup.4                                                                              Pr.sub.2 NH                                                                             200     4     MnAPSO-31; MnAPSO-11                             53.sup.4                                                                              Pr.sub.2 NH                                                                             200     10    MnAPSO-31; MnAPSO-11                             54.sup.4                                                                              Pr.sub.2 NH                                                                             150     2     MnAPSO-31                                        55.sup.4                                                                              Pr.sub.2 NH                                                                             150     2     MnAPSO-31                                        56.sup.4                                                                              Pr.sub.2 NH                                                                             200     2     MnAPSO-31; MnAPSO-11                             57     Pr.sub.2 NH                                                                             200     25    MnAPSO-11; MnAPSO-5;                                                           MnAPSO-39; MnAPSO-46                             58     Quin     225     5     MnAPSO-16; MnAPSO-35                             59.sup.5                                                                              Pr.sub.3 N                                                                              150     2     MnAPSO-36                                        60.sup.5                                                                              Pr.sub.3 N                                                                              150     7     MnAPSO-36; MnAPSO-5                              61.sup.5                                                                              Pr.sub.3 N                                                                              200     2     MnAPSO-36; MnAPSO-5                              62.sup.5                                                                              Pr.sub.3 N                                                                              200     7     MnAPSO-36; MnAPSO-5                              63     C-hex    225     5     MnAPSO-5; MnAPSO-44                              64     C-hex    200     4     MnAPSO-44                                        ______________________________________                                          .sup.1 reaction mixtures comprised: 1.0 R; 0.2 MnO: 0.9 Al.sub.2 O.sub. 3      : 0.9 P.sub.2 O.sub.5 : 0.6 SiO.sub.2 : 50 H.sub.2 O where R is as above       identified and except than in examples 48, 49, 57 and 64 moles of "R"was       2.0 and in example 58 the coefficient for P.sub.2 O.sub.5 was 1.0 instead      of 0.9.                                                                        .sup.2 Major species as identified by xray powder diffraction pattern of       product, except that when two species where identified the first species       listed is the predominant species observed.                                    .sup.3 No MnAPSO products were observed by xray analysis.                      .sup.4 Seed crystals of AlPO.sub.431 were employed (U.S. Pat. No.              4,310,440).                                                                    .sup.5 Seed crystals MnAPO36 were employed, as disclosed in U.S. Ser. No.      514,334, filed July 15, 1983.                                            

EXAMPLE 65

(a) Samples of the MnAPSO products were calcined in air or nitrogen to remove at least part of the organic templating agent of the product. The example in which a given MnAPSO product was prepared is given in parenthesis. The adsorption capacities of each calcined sample were measured using a standard McBain-Bakr gravimetric adsorption apparatus. The samples were activated in a vacuum (less than 0.04 torr) at 350° C. prior to measurement. The McBain-Bakr data for the aforementioned MnAPSO molecular sieves are set forth hereinafter:

(a) MnAPSO-5 (Example 31):

    ______________________________________                                                  Kinetic    Pressure  Temp   Wt. %                                     Adsorbate                                                                               Diameter, Å                                                                           (Torr)    (°C.)                                                                          Adsorbed*                                 ______________________________________                                         O.sub.2  3.46       102       -183   8.9                                       O.sub.2  3.46       750       -183   10.8                                      n-butane 4.3        504       23.0   4.4                                       cyclohexane                                                                             6.0        65        23.4   5.4                                       H.sub.2 O                                                                               2.65       4.6       23.0   8.1                                       H.sub.2 O                                                                               2.65       19.5      23.0   17.1                                      ______________________________________                                          *MnAPSO-5 was calcined at 600° C. in air for 4 hours.             

The above data demonstrate that the pore size of the calcined MnAPSO-5 product is greater than 6.2 Å.

(b) MnAPSO-11 (Example 24):

    ______________________________________                                                  Kinetic    Pressure  Temp   Wt. %                                     Adsorbate                                                                               Diameter, Å                                                                           (Torr)    (°C.)                                                                          Adsorbed*                                 ______________________________________                                         O.sub.2  3.46       106       -183   7.0                                       O.sub.2  3.46       744       -183   11.1                                      neopentane                                                                              6.2        741       25.3   2.5                                       isobutane                                                                               5.0        740       24.2   3.5                                       cyclohexane                                                                             6.0        82        23.9   10.7                                      H.sub.2 O                                                                               2.65       4.6       24.9   5.1                                       H.sub.2 O                                                                               2.65       19        24.8   14.9                                      ______________________________________                                          *MnAPSO was calcined at 600° in air for 2 hours.                  

The above data demonstrate that the pore size of the calcined MnAPSO-11 product is about 6.0 Å.

(c) MnAPSO-20 (Example 46):

    ______________________________________                                                  Kinetic    Pressure Temp   Wt. %                                      Adsorbate                                                                               Diameter, Å                                                                           (Torr)   (°C.)                                                                          Adsorbed*                                  ______________________________________                                         O.sub.2  3.46       102      -183   0.7                                        O.sub.2  3.46       744      -183   1.2                                        H.sub.2 O                                                                               2.65       4.6      23.3   9.0                                        H.sub.2 O                                                                               2.65       19       23.2   13.7                                       ______________________________________                                          *MnAPSO calcined at 500° C. in air for 1 hour.                    

The above data demonstrate that the pore size of the calcined MnAPSO-20 product is greater than about 2.65 Å and less than about 3.46 Å.

(d) MnAPSO-31 (Example 55):

    ______________________________________                                                  Kinetic    Pressure Temp   Wt. %                                      Adsorbate                                                                               Diameter, Å                                                                           (Torr)   (°C.)                                                                          Adsorbed*                                  ______________________________________                                         O.sub.2  3.46       105      -183   5.6                                        O.sub.2  3.46       741      -183   9.7                                        Neopentane                                                                              6.2        739      23.5   4.6                                        H.sub.2 O                                                                               2.65       4.6      23.8   5.8                                        H.sub.2 O                                                                               2.65       20       24.0   15.5                                       ______________________________________                                          *MnAPSO-31 calcined at 500° C. in air for 1.5 hours.              

The above data demonstrate that the pore size of the calcined MnAPSO-31 product is greater than about 6.2 Å.

(e) MnAPSO-34 (Example 11):

    ______________________________________                                                  Kinetic    Pressure Temp   Wt. %                                      Adsorbate                                                                               Diameter, Å                                                                           (Torr)   (°C.)                                                                          Adsorbed*                                  ______________________________________                                         O.sub.2  3.46       103      -183   11.4                                       O.sub.2  3.46       731      -183   15.6                                       isobutane                                                                               5.0        741      24.5   0.8                                        n-hexane 4.3        103      24.4   4.6                                        H.sub.2 O                                                                               2.65       4.6      24.4   15.2                                       H.sub.2 O                                                                               2.65       18.5     23.9   24.4                                       ______________________________________                                          *MnAPSO-34 was calcined at 425° C. in nitrogen for 2 hours.       

The above data demonstrate that the pore size of the calcined MnAPSO-34 product is about 4.3 Å.

(f) MnAPSO-35 (Example 21):

    ______________________________________                                                  Kinetic    Pressure Temp   Wt. %                                      Adsorbate                                                                               Diameter, Å                                                                           (Torr)   (°C.)                                                                          Adsorbed*                                  ______________________________________                                         O.sub.2  3.46       103      -183   1.8                                        O.sub.2  3.46       731      -183   2.6                                        n-hexane 4.3        103      24.4   0.8                                        H.sub.2 O                                                                               2.65       4.6      24.4   9.9                                        H.sub.2 O                                                                               2.65       18.5     23.9   15.9                                       ______________________________________                                          *MnAPSO-35 was calcined at 500° C. in nitrogen for 2 hours.       

The above data demonstrate that the pore size of the calcined MnAPSO-35 product is about 4.3 Å.

(g) MnAPSO-44 (Example 64):

    ______________________________________                                                  Kinetic    Pressure Temp   Wt. %                                      Adsorbate                                                                               Diameter, Å                                                                           (Torr)   (°C.)                                                                          Adsorbed*                                  ______________________________________                                         O.sub.2  3.46       102      -183   18.2                                       O.sub.2  3.46       744      -183   20.1                                       n-hexane 4.3        .95      23.6   1.3                                        isobutane                                                                               5.0        746      24.1   0.5                                        H.sub.2 O                                                                               2.65       4.6      24.8   22.7                                       H.sub.2 O                                                                               2.65       19       29.8   27.7                                       ______________________________________                                          *MnAPSO-44 was calcined at 500° C. in air for 1.0 hour.           

The above data demonstrate that the pore size of the calcined MnAPSO-44 product about 4.3 Å.

EXAMPLE 66

Samples of the as-synthesized products of certain examples were subjected to chemical analysis. The example in which a given MnAPSO was prepared is noted in parenthesis. The chemical analysis for these MnAPSOs was as follows:

(a) The chemical analysis for MnAPSO-5 (Example 31) was:

    ______________________________________                                         Component     Weight Percent                                                   ______________________________________                                         Al.sub.2 O.sub.3                                                                             31.8                                                             P.sub.2 O.sub.5                                                                              46.4                                                             MnO           4.1                                                              SiO.sub.2     3.0                                                              Carbon        5.2                                                              LOI*          14.5                                                             ______________________________________                                          *LOI = Loss on Ignition                                                  

The above chemical analysis gives an overall product composition in molar oxide ratios (anhydrous basis) of: 0.058 MnO; 0.312 Al₂ O₃ : 0.327 P₂ O₅ : 0.050 SiO₂ ; and a formula (anhydrous basis) of:

    0.05 R(Mn.sub.0.04 Al.sub.0.45 P.sub.0.47 Si.sub.0.04)O.sub.2

(b) The chemical analysis of MnAPSO-11 (Example 24) was:

    ______________________________________                                         Component     Weight Percent                                                   ______________________________________                                         Al.sub.2 O.sub.3                                                                             32.5                                                             P.sub.2 O.sub.5                                                                              46.7                                                             MnO           4.3                                                              SiO.sub.2     2.1                                                              Carbon        4.1                                                              LOI*          14.0                                                             ______________________________________                                          *LOI = Loss on Ignition                                                  

The above chemical analysis gives an overall product composition in molar oxide ratios (anhydrous basis) of: 0.061 MnO; 0.319 Al₂ O₃ ; 0.329 P₂ O₅ ; 0.035 SiO₂ ; and a formula (anhydrous basis) of:

    0.06 R(Mn.sub.0.04 Al.sub.0.46 P.sub.0.47 Si.sub.0.03)O.sub.2

(c) The chemical analysis for MnAPSO-20 (Example 46) was:

    ______________________________________                                         Component     Weight Percent                                                   ______________________________________                                         Al.sub.2 O.sub.3                                                                             27.3                                                             P.sub.2 O.sub.5                                                                              39.6                                                             MnO           4.6                                                              SiO.sub.2     8.0                                                              Carbon        8.4                                                              LOI*          19.4                                                             ______________________________________                                          *LOI = Loss on Ignition                                                  

The above chemical anslysis gives an overall product composition in molar oxide ratios (anhydrous basis) of: 0.065 MnO; 0.268 Al₂ O₃ ; 0.279 P₂ O₅ : 0.133 SiO₂ ; and a formula (anhydrous basis) of:

    0.18 R(Mn.sub.0.05 Al.sub.0.41 P.sub.0.43 Si.sub.0.10)O.sub.2

(d) The chemical analysis of MnAPSO-31 was:

    ______________________________________                                         Component     Weight Percent                                                   ______________________________________                                         Al.sub.2 O.sub.3                                                                             31.8                                                             P.sub.2 O.sub.5                                                                              43.8                                                             MnO           3.2                                                              SiO.sub.2     2.6                                                              Carbon        2.9                                                              LOI*          16.7                                                             ______________________________________                                          *LOI = Loss on Ignition                                                  

The above chemical analysis gives an overall product composition in molar oxide ratios (anhydrous basis) of: 0.058 MnO; 0.312 Al₂ O₃ ; 0.309 P₂ O₅ ; 0.043 SiO₂ ; and a formula (anhydrous basis) of:

    0.04 R(Mn.sub.0.04 Al.sub.0.47 P.sub.0.46 Si.sub.0.03)O.sub.2

(e) The chemical analysis of MnAPSO-34 (Example 6) was:

    ______________________________________                                         Component     Weight Percent                                                   ______________________________________                                         Al.sub.2 O.sub.3                                                                             25.0                                                             P.sub.2 O.sub.5                                                                              35.8                                                             MnO           7.9                                                              SiO.sub.2     11.6                                                             Carbon        3.3                                                              LOI*          19.7                                                             ______________________________________                                          *LOI = Loss on Ignition                                                  

The above chemical analysis gives an overall product composition in molwar oxide ratios (anhydrous basis) of: 0.11 MnO; 0.25 Al₂ O₃ ; 0.19 P₂ O₅ ; 0.19 SiO₂ ; and a formula (anhydrous basis) of:

    0.04 R(Mn.sub.0.09 Al.sub.0.38 P.sub.0.39 Si.sub.0.15)O.sub.2

(f) The chemical analysis of MnAPSO-35 (Example 23) was:

    ______________________________________                                         Component     Weight Percent                                                   ______________________________________                                         Al.sub.2 O.sub.3                                                                             25.2                                                             P.sub.2 O.sub.5                                                                              41.3                                                             MnO           7.1                                                              SiO.sub.2     4.2                                                              Carbon        12.8                                                             LOI*          21.3                                                             ______________________________________                                          *LOI = Loss on Ignition                                                  

The above chemical analysis gives an overall product composition in molar oxide ratios (anhydrous basis) of: 0.100 MnO; 0.247 Al₂ O₃ ; 0.291 P₂ O₅ ; 0.07 SiO₂ ; and a formula (anhydrous basis) of:

    0.13 R(MN.sub.0.08 Al.sub.0.40 P.sub.0.47 Si.sub.0.06)O.sub.2

(g) The chemical analysis of MnAPSO-36 (Example 59) was:

    ______________________________________                                         Component     Weight Percent                                                   ______________________________________                                         Al.sub.2 O.sub.3                                                                             27.7                                                             P.sub.2 O.sub.5                                                                              37.2                                                             MnO           4.6                                                              SiO.sub.2     9.5                                                              Carbon        3.0                                                              LOI*          19.6                                                             ______________________________________                                          *LOI = Loss on Ignition                                                  

The above chemical analysis gives an overall product composition in molar oxide ratios anhydrous basis) of: 0.065 MnO; 0.272 Al₂ O₃ ; 0.262 P₂ O₅ ; 0.158 SiO₂ ; and a formula (anhydrous basis) of:

    0.03 R(Mn.sub.0.05 Al.sub.0.42 P.sub.0.41 Si.sub.0.12)O.sub.2

(h) The chemical analysis of MnAPSO-44 (Example 64) was:

    ______________________________________                                         Component     Weight Percent                                                   ______________________________________                                         Al.sub.2 O.sub.3                                                                             25.8                                                             P.sub.2 O.sub.5                                                                              36.6                                                             MnO           4.4                                                              SiO.sub.2     9.7                                                              Carbon        2.5                                                              LOI*          23.1                                                             ______________________________________                                          *LOI = Loss on Ignition                                                  

The above chemical analysis gives an overall product composition in molar oxide ratios (anhydrous basis) of: 0.062 MnO; 0.253 Al₂ O₃ ; 0.258 P₂ O₅ ; 0.161 SiO₂ ;; and a formula (anhydrous basis) of:

    0.04 R(Mn.sub.0.05 Al.sub.0.41 P.sub.0.41 Si.sub.0.13)O.sub.2

(i) The chemical analysis of MnAPSO-47 (Example 49) was:

    ______________________________________                                         Component     Weight Percent                                                   ______________________________________                                         Al.sub.2 O.sub.3                                                                             27.6                                                             P.sub.2 O.sub.5                                                                              36.2                                                             MnO           5.0                                                              SiO.sub.2     5.7                                                              Carbon        9.9                                                              LOI*          25.1                                                             ______________________________________                                          *LOI = Loss on Ignition                                                  

The above chemical analysis gives an overall product composition in molar oxide ratios (anhydrous basis) of: 0.071 MnO; 0.271 Al₂ O₃ ; 0.255 P₂ O₅ ; 0.095 SiO₂ ; and a formula (anhydrous basis) of:

    0.17 R(Mn.sub.0.06 Al.sub.0.44 P.sub.0.42 Si.sub.0.08)O.sub.2

EXAMPLE 67

EDAX (energy dispersive analysis by x-ray) microprobe analysis in conjunction with SEM (scanning electron microscope) was carried out on clear crystals from the products of certain examples, as identified in parenthesis hereinafter. Analysis of crystals having a morphology characteristic of each MnAPSO product gave the following analysis based on relative peak heights:

(a) MnAPSO-5 (Example 4):

    ______________________________________                                                 Average of Spot Probes                                                 ______________________________________                                         Mn        0.5                                                                  Al        8.0                                                                  P         9.5                                                                  Si        0.7                                                                  ______________________________________                                    

(b) MnAPSO-11 (Example 24):

    ______________________________________                                                 Average of Spot Probes                                                 ______________________________________                                         Mn        1.0                                                                  Al        8.0                                                                  P         9.5                                                                  Si        1.5                                                                  ______________________________________                                    

(c) MnAPSO-20 (Example 46):

    ______________________________________                                                 Average of Spot Probes                                                 ______________________________________                                         Mn        0.8                                                                  Al        8.2                                                                  P         9.4                                                                  Si        1.7                                                                  ______________________________________                                    

(d) MnAPSO-34 (Example 6):

    ______________________________________                                                 Average of Spot Probes                                                 ______________________________________                                         Mn        1.3                                                                  Al        7.0                                                                  P         9.0                                                                  Si        1.5                                                                  ______________________________________                                    

(e) MnAPSO-35 (Example 23):

    ______________________________________                                                 Average of Spot Probes                                                 ______________________________________                                         Mn        1.0                                                                  Al        7.0                                                                  P         10.0                                                                 Si        1.2                                                                  ______________________________________                                    

(f) MnAPSO-36 (Example 59):

    ______________________________________                                                 Average of Spot Probes                                                 ______________________________________                                         Mn        0.8                                                                  Al        9.3                                                                  P         9.9                                                                  Si        1.6                                                                  ______________________________________                                    

(g) MnAPSO-44 (Example 42):

    ______________________________________                                                 Average of Spot Probes                                                 ______________________________________                                         Mn        0.7                                                                  Al        9.0                                                                  P         10.0                                                                 Si        1.7                                                                  ______________________________________                                    

(h) MnAPSO-44 (Example 64):

    ______________________________________                                                 Average of Spot Probes                                                 ______________________________________                                         Mn        1.1                                                                  Al        8.7                                                                  P         10.0                                                                 Si        5.6                                                                  ______________________________________                                    

(i) MnAPSO-47 (Example 49):

    ______________________________________                                                 Average of Spot Probes                                                 ______________________________________                                         Mn        1.0                                                                  Al        9.0                                                                  P         9.5                                                                  Si        1.9                                                                  ______________________________________                                    

EXAMPLE 68

(a) The MnAPSO-5, prepared in Example 31, was subjected to x-ray analysis. The MnAPSO-5 was impure but the major phase was determined to have an x-ray powder diffraction pattern characterized by the following data:

    ______________________________________                                         2θ      d, (Å)                                                                             I/Io × 100                                         ______________________________________                                         6.9*          12.81   13                                                       7.5           11.79   100                                                      8.0*          11.05   5                                                        9.1*          9.72    4                                                        9.3*          9.51    4                                                        13.0          6.81    14                                                       13.7*         6.46    3                                                        15.0          5.91    27                                                       16.5*         5.37    3                                                        18.5*         4.80    7                                                        19.8          4.48    43                                                       21.0          4.23    58                                                       22.3          3.99    75                                                       24.7          3.60    6                                                        25.9          3.440   42                                                       29.0          3.079   18                                                       30.0          2.979   34                                                       33.6          2.667   8                                                        34.5          2.600   21                                                       36.9          2.436   4                                                        37.7          2.386   10                                                       41.5          2.176   5                                                        42.1          2.146   5                                                        42.2          2.141   5                                                        42.6          2.122   5                                                        43.5          2.080   3                                                        44.9          2.019   3                                                        47.5          1.914   7                                                        51.4          1.778   5                                                        51.9          1.762   3                                                        55.5          1.656   5                                                        ______________________________________                                          *Peak may contain an impurity                                            

(b) A portion of the as-synthesized MnAPSO-5 of part (a) was calcined in air at 500° C. for about two (2) hours. The calcined product was characterized by the following x-ray powder diffraction pattern:

    ______________________________________                                         2θ       d, (Å)                                                                             I/Io × 100                                        ______________________________________                                         7.4            11.95   100                                                     *7.8           11.33   4                                                       12.9           6.86    25                                                      15.0           5.91    21                                                      *16.5          5.37    3                                                       *16.7          5.31    3                                                       *17.5          5.07    5                                                       19.8           4.48    40                                                      21.2           4.19    40                                                      22.5           3.95    43                                                      26.0           3.427   30                                                      29.1           3.069   11                                                      30.1           2.969   35                                                      33.7           2.660   5                                                       34.6           2.592   19                                                      37.1           2.423   4                                                       37.9           2.374   6                                                       42.5           2.127   4                                                       43.1           2.099   3                                                       46.0           1.973   3                                                       47.9           1.899   5                                                       55.8           1.647   4                                                       ______________________________________                                          *Peak may contain an impurity                                            

(c) The species denominated herein as MnAPSO-5 is a molecular sieve having a three dimensional microporous crystalline framework structure of MnO₂ ⁻², AlO₂ ⁻, PO₂ ⁺ and SiO₂ tetrahedral oxide units and have an empiracal chemical composition on an anhydrous basis expressed by the formula:

    mR:(Mn.sub.w Al.sub.x P.sub.y Si.sub.z)O.sub.2

wherein "R" represents at least one organic templating agent present in the intracrystalline pore system; "m" represents the molar amount of "R" present per mole of (Mn_(w) Al_(x) P_(y) Si_(z))O₂ and has a value of zero to about 0.3; and "w", "x", "y" and "z" represent the mole fractions of manganese, aluminum, phosphorus and silicon respectively, present as tetrahedral oxide, said mole fractions being within the pentagonal compostional area defined by points A, B, C, D and E of FIG. 1, more preferably by the tetragonal compostional area defined by points a, b, c and d of FIG. 2, said MnAPSO-5 having a characteristic x-ray powder diffraction pattern which contains at least the d-spacings set forth in Table V as follows:

                  TABLE V                                                          ______________________________________                                         2θ    d, (Å)                                                                               Relative Intensity                                       ______________________________________                                         7.3-7.7     12.11-11.48                                                                              vs                                                       14.7-15.1   6.03-5.87 m                                                        19.6-19.9   4.53-4.46 m                                                        20.8-21.3   4.27-4.17 m                                                        22.1-22.6   4.02-3.93 m                                                        29.8-30.2   2.998-2.959                                                                              m                                                        ______________________________________                                    

(d) All of the MnAPSO-5 compositions, both as-synthesized and calcined, for which x-ray power diffraction data have presently been obtain have patterns which are within the generalized pattern of Table VI below:

                  TABLE VI                                                         ______________________________________                                         2θ      d, (Å)                                                                               I/Io × 100                                       ______________________________________                                         7.3-7.7       12.11-11.48                                                                              100                                                    12.7-13.0     6.97-6.81 14-27                                                  14.7-15.1     6.03-5.87 20-60                                                  19.6-19.9     4.53-4.46 36-51                                                  20.8-2l.3     4.27-4.17 29-58                                                  22.1-22.6     4.02-3.93 30-75                                                  24.5-24.7     3.63-3.60 4-6                                                    25.7-26.1     3.466-3.414                                                                              25-42                                                  28.8-29.2     3.100-3.058                                                                              10-30                                                  29.8-30.2     2.998-2.959                                                                              34-50                                                  33.4-33.8     2.683-2.652                                                                               4-10                                                  34.3-34.7     2.614-2.585                                                                              19-44                                                  36.7-37.2     2.449-2.417                                                                              3-4                                                    37.5-38.0     2.398-2.368                                                                               5-20                                                  41.3-41.5     2.186-2.176                                                                              3-5                                                    41.9-42.1     2.156-2.146                                                                              4-5                                                    42.0-42.2     2.151-2.141                                                                              3-5                                                    42.4-42.6     2.132-2.122                                                                              3-5                                                    43.1-43.5     2.099-2.080                                                                              3-5                                                    44.7-44.9     2.027-2.019                                                                              3-5                                                    46.0-46.1     1.973-1.969                                                                              3-4                                                    47.3-47.6     1.922-1.910                                                                              5-7                                                    47.9-48.0     1.899-1.895                                                                              4-5                                                    51.2-51.4     1.784-1.778                                                                              5-7                                                    51.7-51.9     1.768-1.762                                                                              3-5                                                    55.3-55.9     1.661-1.645                                                                              2-7                                                    ______________________________________                                    

EXAMPLE 69

(a) MnAPSO-11, as prepared in example 24, was subjected to x-ray analysis. The MnAPSO-11 was determined to have an x-ray powder diffraction pattern characterized by the following data:

    ______________________________________                                         2θ      d, (Å)                                                                             I/Io × 100                                         ______________________________________                                         8.1           10.92   36                                                       9.5           9.31    61                                                       13.1          6.76    19                                                       15.7          5.64    36                                                       16.2          5.47    10                                                       19.1          4.65    13                                                       20.5          4.33    45                                                       21.1          4.21    100                                                      22.2          4.00    55                                                       22.5          3.95    52                                                       22.7          3.92    61                                                       23.2          3.83    71                                                       24.5          3.63    13                                                       24.8          3.59    16                                                       25.0          3.562   13                                                       26.4          3.38    26                                                       28.3          3.153   13                                                       28.6          3.121   23                                                       29.5          3.028   13                                                       31.5          2.84    16                                                       32.8          2.730   23                                                       34.2          2.622   16                                                       35.4          2.54    10                                                       35.8          2.508   10                                                       36.3          2.475   10                                                       37.5          2.398   13                                                       37.8          2.370   16                                                       39.4          2.287   10                                                       42.9          2.108   10                                                       44.8          2.023   10                                                       48.8          1.866   3                                                        50.6          1.804   10                                                       54.6          1.681   10                                                       ______________________________________                                    

(b) A portion of the as-synthesized MnAPSO-11 of part (a) was calcined in air at 600° C. for about two (2) hours. The calcined product was characterized by the following x-ray powder diffraction pattern:

    ______________________________________                                         2θ      d, (Å)                                                                             I/Io × 100                                         ______________________________________                                         8.1           10.92   33                                                       9.8           9.03    60                                                       11.8          7.50    13                                                       12.8          6.92    27                                                       13.5          6.56    13                                                       14.8          5.99    sh                                                       16.1          5.51    67                                                       19.5          4.55    27                                                       19.9          4.46    40                                                       20.4          4.35    33                                                       21.5          4.13    73                                                       21.8          4.08    100                                                      22.2          4.00    73                                                       22.4          3.97    80                                                       23.5          3.79    73                                                       24.3          3.66    27                                                       25.8          3.453   33                                                       26.7          3.339   27                                                       27.3          3.267   33                                                       27.8          3.209   33                                                       28.5          3.132   27                                                       29.5          3.028   33                                                       29.8          2.998   40                                                       30.4          2.940   27                                                       31.8          2.814   20                                                       32.6          2.747   33                                                       34.0          2.637   20                                                       35.5          2.529   27                                                       37.1          2.423   20                                                       37.4          2.404   20                                                       38.2          2.356   20                                                       38.6          2.332   27                                                       41.0          2.201   20                                                       ______________________________________                                    

(c) The species denominated herein as MnAPSO-11 is a molecular sieve having a three dimensional microporous crystalline framework structure of MnO₂ ⁻², AlO₂ ⁻, PO₂ ⁺ and SiO₂ tetrahedral oxide units and have an empirical chemical composition on an anhydrous basis expressed by the formula:

    mR:(Mn.sub.w Al.sub.x P.sub.y Si.sub.z)O.sub.2

wherein "R" represents at least one organic templating agent present in the intracrystalline pore system; "m" represents the molar amount of "R" present per mole of (Mn_(w) Al_(x) P_(y) Si_(z))O₂ and has a value of zero to about 0.3; and "w", "x", "x", "y" and "z" represent the mole fractions of manganese, aluminum, phosphorus and silicon respectively, present as tetrahedral oxide, said mole fractions being within the pentagonal compostional area defined by points A, B, C, D and E of FIG. 1, more preferably by the tetragonal compostional area defined by points a, b, c and d of FIG. 2, said MnAPSO-11 having a characteristic x-ray powder diffraction pattern which contains at least the d-spacings set forth in Table VII as follows:

                  TABLE VII                                                        ______________________________________                                         2θ     d, (Å)                                                                              Relative Intensity                                       ______________________________________                                         9.4-9.8      9.41-9.03                                                                               m                                                        16.1-16.2    5.50-5.47                                                                               vw-m                                                     21.0-21.5    4.23-4.13                                                                               m-vs                                                     22.1-22.2    4.02-4.00                                                                               m                                                        22.4-22.5    3.97-3.95                                                                               m-s .sup.                                                23.1-23.5    3.85-3.79                                                                               m                                                        ______________________________________                                    

(d) All of the MnAPSO-11 compositions, both as-synthesized and calcined, for which x-ray powder diffraction data have presently been obtain have patterns which are within the generalized pattern of Table VIII below:

                  TABLE VIII                                                       ______________________________________                                         2θ      d, (Å)                                                                               I/Io × 100                                       ______________________________________                                         8.0-8.1       11.05-10.92                                                                              31-36                                                  9.4-9.8       9.41-9.03 56-61                                                  11.8          7.50      13                                                     12.8-13.1     6.92-6.76 17-27                                                  13.5          6.56      13                                                     14.8          5.99      sh                                                     15.6-15.7     5.68-5.64 33-36                                                  16.1-16.2     5.50-5.47  8-67                                                  19.0-19.5     4.68-4.55  8-27                                                  19.9          4.46      40                                                     20.4-20.5     4.35-4.33 33-45                                                  21.0-21.5     4.23-4.13  73-100                                                21.8          4.08      100                                                    22.1-22.2     4.02-4.00 55-73                                                  22.4-22.5     3.97-3.95 52-80                                                  22.6-22.7     3.93-3.92 61                                                     23.1-23.5     3.85-3.79 69-73                                                  24.3-24.5     3.66-3.63 11-27                                                  24.7-24.8     3.60-3.59 11-16                                                  24.9-25.0      3.58-3.562                                                                              sh-13                                                  25.8          3.453     33                                                     26.3-26.7     3.389-3.339                                                                              25-27                                                  27.3          3.267     33                                                     27.8          3.209     33                                                     28.2-28.3     3.164-3.153                                                                              11-13                                                  28.5-28.6     3.132-3.121                                                                              22-27                                                  29.4-29.5     3.038-3.028                                                                              11-33                                                  29.8          2.998     40                                                     30.4          2.940     27                                                     31.4-31.8     2.849-2.814                                                                              14-20                                                  32.6-32.8     2.747-2.730                                                                              19-33                                                  34.0-34.2     2.637-2.622                                                                              14-20                                                  35.3-35.5     2.543-2.529                                                                              sh-27                                                  35.7-35.8     2.515-2.508                                                                               8-10                                                  36.2-26.3     2.481-2.475                                                                               8-10                                                  37.1          2.423     20                                                     37.4-37.5     2.404-2.398                                                                              11-20                                                  37.7-37.8     2.386-2.380                                                                              16-17                                                  38.2          2.356     20                                                     38.6          2.332     27                                                     39.3-39.4     2.292-2.287                                                                               8-10                                                  41.0          2.201     20                                                     42.8-42.9     2.113-2.108                                                                               8-10                                                  44.7-44.8     2.027-2.023                                                                               8-10                                                  48.7-48.8     1.870-1.866                                                                              3-5                                                    50.5-50.6     1.807-1.804                                                                               8-10                                                  54.5-54.6     1.684-1.681                                                                               8-10                                                  ______________________________________                                    

EXAMPLE 70

(a) MnAPSO-16, as prepared in example 14 was subjected to x-ray analysis. The MnAPSO-16 was determined to have an x-ray powder diffraction pattern characterized by the following data:

    ______________________________________                                         2θ       d, (Å)                                                                             I/Io × 100                                        ______________________________________                                         8.6*           10.28   8                                                       11.0*          8.04    23                                                      11.4           7.76    48                                                      13.3*          6.66    11                                                      15.9*          5.57    5                                                       17.3*          5.13    24                                                      17.7*          5.01    8                                                       18.7           4.75    40                                                      21.1*          4.21    19                                                      21.9**         4.06    100                                                     23.0           3.87    13                                                      23.2*          3.83    10                                                      23.7*          3.75    5                                                       25.1           3.548   5                                                       26.6**         3.351   26                                                      26.7*          3.339   (sh)                                                    27.8           3.209   5                                                       28.8*          3.100   15                                                      29.0           3.079   15                                                      29.8           2.998   24                                                      32.0*          2.797   16                                                      32.6           2.747   7                                                       34.7**         2.585   10                                                      35.7*          2.515   5                                                       37.8           2.380   11                                                      39.7           2.270   5                                                       42.0*          2.151   5                                                       44.2           2.049   5                                                       48.5**         1.877   10                                                      49.4*          1.845   5                                                       52.4           1.746   5                                                       54.7           1.678   5                                                       ______________________________________                                          *Impurity Peak                                                                 **Peak may contain impurity                                              

(b) A portion of the as-synthesized MnAPSO-16 of part (a) was calcined in nitrogen at 600° C. for about 2 hours. The calcined product was characterized by the following x-ray powder diffraction pattern:

    ______________________________________                                         2θ       d, (Å)                                                                             I/Io × 100                                        ______________________________________                                         11.5           7.69    100                                                     13.3*          6.66    9                                                       18.6           4.77    25                                                      20.3*          4.37    44                                                      20.5*          4.33    41                                                      21.5*          4.13    66                                                      21.9**         4.06    72                                                      22.9           3.88    31                                                      23.5*          3.79    13                                                      26.5**         3.363   31                                                      27.9           3.198   13                                                      29.0           3.079   19                                                      29.7           3.008   34                                                      32.6           2.747   13                                                      34.7**         2.585   13                                                      35.6*          2.522   16                                                      37.8           2.380   13                                                      48.2**         1.888   9                                                       ______________________________________                                          *Impurity Peak                                                                 **Peak may contain impurity                                              

(c) The species denominated herein as MnAPSO-16 is a molecular sieve having a three dimensional microporous crystalline framework structure of MnO₂ ⁻², AlO₂ ⁻, PO₂ ⁺ and SiO₂ tetrahedral oxide units and have an empirical chemical composition on an anhydrous basis expressed by the formula:

    mR:(Mn.sub.w Al.sub.x P.sub.y Si.sub.z)O.sub.2

wherein "R" represents at least one organic templating agent present in the intracrystalline pore system; "m" represents the molar amount of "R" present per mole of (Mn_(w) Al_(x) P_(y) Si_(z))O₂ and has a value of zero to about 0.3; and "w", "x", "y" and "z" represent the mole fractions of manganese, aluminum, phosphorus and silicon respectively, present as tetrahedral oxide, said mole fractions being within the pentagonal compostional area defined by points A, B, C, D and E of FIG. 1, more preferably by the tetragonal compostional area defined by points a, b, c and d of FIG. 2, said MnAPSO-16 having a characteristic x-ray powder diffraction pattern which contains at least the d-spacings set forth in Table IX as follows:

                  TABLE IX                                                         ______________________________________                                         2θ     d, (Å)                                                                               Relative Intensity                                      ______________________________________                                         11.4-11.5    7.76-7.69 m-vs                                                    18.6-18.7    4.77-4.75 m                                                       21.9         4.06      m-vs                                                    22.9-23.0    3.88-3.87 w-m                                                     26.5-26.6    3.363-3.351                                                                              m                                                       29.7-29.8    3.008-2.998                                                                              m                                                       ______________________________________                                    

(d) All of the MnAPSO-16 compositions, both as-synthesized and calcined, for which x-ray power diffraction data have presently been obtain have patterns which are within the generalized pattern of Table X below:

                  TABLE X                                                          ______________________________________                                         2θ       d, (Å)                                                                               I/Io × 100                                      ______________________________________                                         11.4-11.5      7.76-7.69  48-100                                               18.6-18.7      4.77-4.75 25-40                                                  21.9*         4.06      72-80                                                 22.9-23.0      3.88-3.87 13-31                                                  26.5-26.6*    3.363-3.351                                                                              26-31                                                 27.8-27.9      3.209-2.198                                                                               5-13                                                 29.0           3.079     15-19                                                 29.7-29.8      3.008-2.998                                                                              24-34                                                 32.6           2.747      7-14                                                  34.7*         2.585      9-14                                                 37.8           2.380     11-15                                                 39.7           2.270     5-6                                                   44.2           2.049     5-6                                                    48.2-48.5*    1.888-1.877                                                                               9-12                                                 49.4           1.845     4-5                                                   52.4           1.746     4-5                                                   54.7           1.678     4-5                                                   ______________________________________                                          *Peak might contain an impurity                                          

EXAMPLE 71

(a) MnAPSO-20, as prepared in example 46 was subjected to x-ray analysis. The MnAPSO-20 was determined to have an x-ray powder diffraction pattern characterized by the following data:

    ______________________________________                                         2θ      d, (Å)                                                                             I/Io × 100                                         ______________________________________                                         14.0          6.35    49                                                       19.8          4.49    43                                                       22.1          4.02    3                                                        23.7*         3.75    1                                                        24.3          3.67    100                                                      28.1          3.177   13                                                       31.5          2.842   11                                                       34.6          2.595   16                                                       37.5          2.400   2                                                        40.1          2.247   4                                                        42.7          2.118   4                                                        47.4          1.917   4                                                        51.8          1.764   7                                                        ______________________________________                                          *Peak may contain an impurity                                            

(b) A portion of the as-synthesized MnAPSO-20 of part (a) was calcined in air at 500° C. for about 1 hour. The calcined product was characterized by the following x-ray powder diffraction pattern:

    ______________________________________                                         2θ     d, (Å)                                                                             Relative Intensity                                        ______________________________________                                         7.1          12.51   2                                                         14.0         6.33    100                                                       19.8         4.48    40                                                        22.2         4.00    4                                                         24.3         3.66    99                                                        28.2         3.168   17                                                        31.6         2.835   15                                                        34.7         2.589   17                                                        40.2         2.243   3                                                         42.7         2.116   4                                                         47.5         1.913   4                                                         ______________________________________                                    

(c) The species denominated herein as MnAPSO-20 is a molecular sieve having a three dimensional microporous crystalline framework structure of MnO₂ ⁻², AlO₂ ⁻, PO₂ ⁺ and SiO₂ tetrahedral oxide units and have an empirical chemical composition on an anhydrous basis expressed by the formula:

    mR:(Mn.sub.w Al.sub.x P.sub.y Si.sub.z)O.sub.2

wherein "R" represents at least one organic templating agent present in the intracrystalline pore system; "m" represents the molar amount of "R" present per mole of (Mn_(w) Al_(x) P_(y) Si_(z))O₂ and has a value of zero to about 0.3; and "w", "x", "y" and "z" represent the mole fractions of manganese, aluminum, phosphorus and silicon respectively, present as tetrahedral oxide, said mole fractions being within the pentagonal compostional area defined by points A, B, C, D and E of FIG. 1, more preferably by the tetragonal compostional area defined by points a, b, c and d of FIG. 2, said MnAPSO-20 having a characteristic x-ray powder diffraction pattern which contains at least the d-spacings set forth in Table XI as follows:

                  TABLE XI                                                         ______________________________________                                         2θ     d, (Å) Relative Intensity                                     ______________________________________                                         13.904-13.998                                                                               6.3692-6.3263                                                                             m-vs                                                   19.723-19.818                                                                               4.5011-4.1918                                                                             m                                                      24.223-24.329                                                                               3.6742-3.6584                                                                             vs                                                     28.039-28.163                                                                               3.1822-3.1684                                                                             w                                                      31.434-31.560                                                                               2.8458-2.8348                                                                             w                                                      34.527-34.652                                                                               2.5976-2.5866                                                                             w                                                      ______________________________________                                    

(d) All of the MnAPSO-20 compositions, both as-synthesized and calcined for which x-ray power diffraction data have presently been obtain have patterns which are within the generalized pattern of Table XII below:

                  TABLE XII                                                        ______________________________________                                         2θ      d, (Å) I/Io × 100                                      ______________________________________                                         13.904-13.998 6.3692-6.3263                                                                              49-100                                               19.723-19.818 4.5011-4.4918                                                                             40-43                                                 22.091-22.200 4.0236-4.0041                                                                             3-4                                                   24.223-24.329 3.6742-3.6584                                                                              99-100                                               28.039-28.163 3.1822-3.1684                                                                             13-17                                                 31.434-31.560 2.8458-2.8348                                                                             11-15                                                 34.527-34.652 2.5976-2.5886                                                                             15-17                                                 34.413-27.465 2.2501-2.4004                                                                             2                                                     40.071-40.207 2.2501-2.2428                                                                             3-4                                                   42.627-42.730 2.1209-2.1160                                                                             3-4                                                   47.383-47.519 1.9185-1.9134                                                                             3-4                                                   51.790-51.840 1.7652-1.7636                                                                             7                                                     ______________________________________                                    

EXAMPLE 72

(a) MnAPSO-31, as prepared in example 54 was subjected to x-ray analysis. MnAPSO-31 was determined to have an x-ray powder diffraction pattern characterized by the followiang data:

    ______________________________________                                         2θ      d, (Å)                                                                             I/Io × 100                                         ______________________________________                                         7.9           11.22   4                                                        8.6           10.27   61                                                       17.2          5.17    5                                                        18.5          4.81    4                                                        20.4          4.36    49                                                       21.2          4.19    4                                                        22.0          4.04    30                                                       22.1          4.02    32                                                       22.7          3.92    100                                                      25.3          3.526   5                                                        25.8          3.459   3                                                        28.1          3.181   12                                                       29.8          2.995   6                                                        31.8          2.812   22                                                       35.2          2.548   9                                                        36.2          2.482   3                                                        37.3          2.411   3                                                        37.8          2.382   3                                                        38.3          2.353   3                                                        38.4          2.346   3                                                        39.4          2.285   3                                                        39.8          2.266   3                                                        40.3          2.241   3                                                        46.8          1.942   3                                                        48.8          1.866   2                                                        51.8          1.766   5                                                        55.6          1.654   2                                                        ______________________________________                                    

(b) A portion of the as-synthesized MnAPSO-31 of part (a) was calcined in air at 500° C. for about 1.5 hours. The calcined product was characterized by the following x-ray powder diffraction pattern:

    ______________________________________                                         2θ      d, (Å)                                                                             I/Io × 100                                         ______________________________________                                          8.6          10.31   58                                                       14.8          5.98    4                                                        17.1          5.18    9                                                        18.5          4.81    4                                                        20.4          4.36    52                                                       22.1          4.03    44                                                       22.7          3.92    100                                                      25.3          3.526   7                                                        25.8          3.460   8                                                        28.1          3.181   15                                                       29.8          2.998   11                                                       31.1          2.879   3                                                        31.8          2.811   33                                                       35.3          2.546   11                                                       36.3          2.477   6                                                        37.3          2.409   3                                                        37.8          2.383   3                                                        38.3          2.348   3                                                        39.4          2.289   4                                                        40.3          2.236   3                                                        45.4          2.000   3                                                        46.8          1.942   5                                                        47.6          1.909   4                                                        48.9          1.864   3                                                        51.7          1.767   6                                                        ______________________________________                                    

(c) The species denominated herein as MnAPSO-31 is a molecular sieve having a three dimensional microporous crystalline framework structure of MnO₂ ⁻², AlO₂ ⁻, PO₂ ⁺ and SiO₂ tetrahedral oxide units and have an empirical chemical composition on an anhydrous basis expressed by the formula:

    mR:(Mn.sub.w Al.sub.x P.sub.y Si.sub.z)O.sub.2

wherein "R" represents at least one organic templating agent present in the intracrystalline pore system; "m" represents the molar amount of "R" present per mole of (Mn_(w) Al_(x) P_(y) Si_(z))O₂ and has a value of zero to about 0.3; and "w", "x", "y" and "z" represent the mole fractions of manganese, aluminum, phosphorus and silicon respectively, present as tetrahedral oxide, said mole fractions being within the pentagonal compostional area defined by points A, B, C, D and E of FIG. 1, more preferably by the tetragonal compostional area defined by points a, b, c and d of FIG. 2, said MnAPSO-31 having a characteristic x-ray powder diffraction pattern which contains at least the d-spacings set forth in Table XIII as follows:

                  TABLE XIII                                                       ______________________________________                                         2θ     d, (Å)  Relative Intensity                                    ______________________________________                                         8.482-9.501  10.4240-9.3084                                                                             m                                                     20.222-20.353                                                                               4.3913-4.3632                                                                              m                                                     21.879-21.993                                                                               4.0622-4.0415                                                                              m                                                     22.071-22.088                                                                               4.0272-4.0242                                                                              m                                                     22.587-22.698                                                                               3.9364-3.9174                                                                              vs                                                    31.724-31.836                                                                               2.8546-2.8108                                                                              m                                                     ______________________________________                                    

(d) All of the MnAPSO-31 compositions, both as-synthesized and calcined for which x-ray powder diffraction data have presently been obtain have patterns which are within the generalized pattern of Table XIV below:

                  TABLE XIV                                                        ______________________________________                                         2θ      d, (Å)  I/Io × 100                                     ______________________________________                                         7.694-7.883   11.4904-11.2145                                                                            2-4                                                  8.482-9.501   10.4240-9.3084                                                                             58-66                                                14.756-14.822 6.0034-5.9767                                                                              2-4                                                  17.016-17.158 5.2105-5.1679                                                                              5-9                                                  18.310-18.466 4.8451-4.8046                                                                              3-4                                                  20.222-20.353 4.3913-4.3632                                                                              45-52                                                21.032-21.221 4.2238-4.1867                                                                              4-5                                                  21.879-21.993 4.0622-4.0415                                                                              30-51                                                22.071-22.088 4.0272-4.0242                                                                              32-44                                                22.587-22.698 3.9364-3.9174                                                                              100                                                  23.164-23.190 3.8398-3.8355                                                                              2-3                                                  25.115-25.260 3.5457-3.5256                                                                              4-7                                                  25.663-25.757 3.4712-3.4588                                                                              3-8                                                  27.922-28.050 3.1953-3.1809                                                                              12-15                                                29.701-29.831 3.0078-2.9950                                                                               6-11                                                31.068-31.315 2.8785-2.8564                                                                              2-3                                                  31.724-31.836 2.8564-2.8108                                                                              21-33                                                35.117-35.251 2.5553-2.5460                                                                               9-11                                                35.871        2.5033      1                                                    36.070-36.261 2.4900-2.4730                                                                              2-6                                                  37.123-37.325 2.4217-2.4091                                                                              2-3                                                  37.628-27.763 2.3904-2.3822                                                                              2-3                                                  38.163-38.254 2.3581-2.3527                                                                              2-3                                                  38.334-38.367 2.3480-2.3461                                                                              3                                                    39.285-39.442 2.2933-2.2845                                                                              3-4                                                  39.654-39.772 2.2728-2.2663                                                                              2-4                                                  40.111-40.337 2.2480-2.2359                                                                              2-3                                                  45.179-45.354 2.0069-1.9996                                                                              2-3                                                  46.617-46.786 1.9483-1.9416                                                                              3-5                                                  47.454-47.631 1.9158-1.9091                                                                              2-4                                                  48.610-48.846 1.8729-1.8644                                                                              2-3                                                  50.679-50.750 1.8012-1.7989                                                                              2                                                    51.588-51.766 1.7716-1.7659                                                                              4-6                                                  55.410-55.557 1.6581-1.6541                                                                              2                                                    ______________________________________                                    

EXAMPLE 73

(a) MnAPSO-34, as prepared in example 11 was subjected to x-ray analysis. MnAPSO-34 was determined to have an x-ray powder diffraction pattern characterized by the following data:

    ______________________________________                                         2θ      d, (Å)                                                                             I/Io × 100                                         ______________________________________                                          9.6          9.21    100                                                      12.9          6.86    17                                                       14.2          6.24    15                                                       16.1          5.51    33                                                       18.1          4.90    23                                                       20.6          4.31    69                                                       22.3          3.99    10                                                       23.1          3.85     8                                                       25.2          3.534   25                                                       25.8          3.453   19                                                       27.5          3.243   10                                                       28.4          3.143   10                                                       29.5          3.028   10                                                       30.5          2.931   27                                                       31.2          2.867   23                                                       33.8          2.652    8                                                       34.3          2.614   12                                                       36.3          2.475    8                                                       43.0          2.103    6                                                       43.5          2.080    6                                                       47.5          1.914    6                                                       48.9          1.863    8                                                       50.9          1.794    6                                                       53.0          1.728    6                                                       55.7          1.650    6                                                       ______________________________________                                    

(b) A portion of the as-synthesized MnAPSO-34 of part (a) was calcined in nitrogen at 425° C. for about 2 hours. The calcined product was characterized by the following x-ray powder diffraction pattern:

    ______________________________________                                         2θ      d, (Å)                                                                             I/Io × 100                                         ______________________________________                                          9.6          9.21    100                                                      13.0          6.86    25                                                       14.1          6.28    5                                                        16.2          5.47    15                                                       17.9          4.96    15                                                       19.1          4.65    5                                                        20.8          4.27    37                                                       22.2          4.00    5                                                        22.4          3.97    5                                                        23.2          3.83    7                                                        25.2          3.534   15                                                       26.0          3.427   12                                                       27.7          3.220   4                                                        28.3          3.153   5                                                        29.7          3.008   4                                                        30.7          2.912   17                                                       31.3          2.849   11                                                       32.4          2.763   3                                                        34.6          2.592   5                                                        36.2          2.481   4                                                        38.8          2.321   3                                                        39.8          2.265   3                                                        43.1          2.099   3                                                        43.6          2.076   3                                                        47.8          1.903   1                                                        49.0          1.859   3                                                        51.0          1.791   3                                                        53.3          1.719   4                                                        54.6          1.681   3                                                        ______________________________________                                    

(c) The species denominated herein as MnAPSO-34 is a molecular sieve having a three dimensional microporous crystalline framework structure of MnO₂ ⁻², AlO₂ ⁻, PO₂ ⁺ and SiO₂ tetrahedral oxide units and have an empirical chemical composition on an anhydrous basis expressed by the formula:

    mR:(Mn.sub.w Al.sub.x P.sub.y Si.sub.z)O.sub.2

wherein "R" represents at least one organic templating agent present in the intracrystalline pore system; "m" represents the molar amount of "R" present per mole of (Mn_(w) Al_(x) P_(y) Si_(z))O₂ and has a value of zero to about 0.3; and "w", "x", "y" and "z" represent the mole fractions of manganese, aluminum, phosphorus and silicon respectively, present as tetrahedral oxide, said mole fractions being within the pentagonal compostional area defined by points A, B, C, D and E of FIG. 1, more preferably by the tetragonal compostional area defined by points a, b, c and d of FIG. 2, said MnAPSO-34 having a characteristic x-ray powder diffraction pattern which contains at least the d-spacings set forth in Table XV as follows:

                  TABLE XV                                                         ______________________________________                                         2θ     d, (Å)                                                                               Relative Intensity                                      ______________________________________                                         9.4-9.6      9.41-9.21 vs                                                      15.9-16.2    5.57-5.47 m                                                       20.4-20.8    4.35-4.27  m-vs                                                   25.0-25.3    3.562-3.520                                                                              w-m                                                     31.0-31.3    2.885-2.858                                                                              w-m                                                     33.6-33.9    2.667-2.644                                                                              m                                                       ______________________________________                                    

(d) All of the MnAPSO-34 compositions, both as-synthesized and calcined for which x-ray power diffraction data have presently been obtain have patterns which are within the generalized pattern of Table XIV below:

                  TABLE XIV                                                        ______________________________________                                         2θ      d, (Å)                                                                               I/Io × 100                                       ______________________________________                                         9.4-9.6       9.41-9.21 100                                                    12.7-13.0     6.97-6.86 17-25                                                  14.0-14.2     6.33-6.24 5-17                                                   15.9-16.2     5.57-5.47 15-44                                                  17.9-18.1     4.96-4.90 15-32                                                  19.1          4.65      5                                                      20.4-20.8     4.35-4.27 37-92                                                  22.1-22.3     4.02-3.99 5-16                                                   22.4          3.97      5                                                      22.9-23.2     3.88-3.83 7-16                                                   25.0-25.3     3.562-3.520                                                                              15-36                                                  25.8-26.0     3.453-3.427                                                                              12-19                                                  27.3-27.7     3.267-3.220                                                                              4-28                                                   28.2-28.5     3.164-3.132                                                                              5-16                                                   29.3-29.7     3.048-3.008                                                                              4-16                                                   30.3-30.7     2.950-2.912                                                                              10-17                                                  31.0-31.3     2.885-2.849                                                                              11-40                                                  32.4          2.763     3                                                      33.6-33.9     2.667-2.644                                                                              23-32                                                  34.3-34.6     2.614-2.592                                                                              5-12                                                   36.2-36.4     2.481-2.468                                                                              4-16                                                   38.8          2.321     3                                                      39.8          2.265     3                                                      43.0-43.1     2.103-2.099                                                                              3-12                                                   43.5-43.6     2.080-2.076                                                                              3-12                                                   47.4-47.8     1.918-1.903                                                                              1-12                                                   48.8-49.0     1.866-1.859                                                                              3-12                                                   50.8-51.0     1.797-1.791                                                                              3-12                                                   52.9-53.3     1.731-1.719                                                                              4-12                                                   54.6          1.681     3                                                      55.6-55.8     1.653-1.647                                                                              6-12                                                   ______________________________________                                    

EXAMPLE 74

(a) MnAPSO-35, as prepared in example 22 was subjected to x-ray analysis. MnAPSO-35 was determined to have an x-ray powder diffraction pattern characterized by the following data:

    ______________________________________                                         2θ      d, (Å)                                                                             I/Io × 100                                         ______________________________________                                          8.6          10.28   14                                                       10.9          8.12    45                                                       13.4          6.61    23                                                       15.9          5.57    11                                                       17.4          5.10    80                                                       17.8          4.98    16                                                       20.9          4.25    57                                                       21.9          4.06    100                                                      23.2          3.83    34                                                       24.8          3.59    9                                                        25.7          3.466   7                                                        26.9          3.314   21                                                       28.3          3.153   50                                                       29.1          3.069   11                                                       31.4          2.849   9                                                        32.1          2.788   41                                                       34.3          2.614   14                                                       34.9          2.571   7                                                        35.3          2.543   5                                                        35.8          2.508   7                                                        37.7          2.386   5                                                        39.5          2.281   5                                                        41.9          2.156   7                                                        42.7          2.118   7                                                        44.6          2.032   5                                                        47.6          1.910   7                                                        48.3          1.884   7                                                        49.5          1.841   7                                                        51.0          1.791   9                                                        55.0          1.670   5                                                        55.4          1.658   7                                                        ______________________________________                                    

(b) A portion of the as-synthesized MnAPSO-35 of part (a) was calcined in nitrogen at 500° C. for about 2 hours. The calcined product was characterized by the following x-ray powder diffraction pattern:

    ______________________________________                                         2θ      d, (Å)                                                                             I/Io × 100                                         ______________________________________                                          8.6          10.28   27                                                       10.9          8.12    96                                                       11.4          7.76    14                                                       13.4          6.61    41                                                       15.8          5.61    14                                                       17.3          5.13    68                                                       17.7          5.01    sh                                                       20.8          4.27    64                                                       21.9          4.06    100                                                      23.3          3.82    32                                                       24.8          3.59    23                                                       25.7          3.466   18                                                       26.9          3.314   27                                                       28.3          3.153   59                                                       29.1          3.069   23                                                       31.4          2.849   18                                                       32.2          2.780   46                                                       34.2          2.622   18                                                       34.8          2.578   14                                                       35.8          2.508    9                                                       41.9          2.156    9                                                       42.5          2.127    9                                                       44.6          2.032    9                                                       47.4          1.918    9                                                       48.2          1.888    9                                                       49.4          1.845    9                                                       51.0          1.791   14                                                       55.2          1.664    9                                                       55.7          1.650    9                                                       ______________________________________                                    

(c) The species denominated herein as MnAPSO-35 is a molecular sieve having a three dimensional microporous crystalline framework structure of MnO₂ ⁻², AlO₂ ⁻, PO₂ ⁺ and SiO₂ tetrahedral oxide units and have an empirical chemical composition on an anhydrous basis expressed by the formula:

    mR:(Mn.sub.w Al.sub.x P.sub.y Si.sub.z)O.sub.2

wherein "R" represents at least one organic templating agent present in the intracrystalline pore system; "m" represents the molar amount of "R" present per mole of (Mn_(w) Al_(x) P_(y) Si_(z))O₂ and has a value of zero to about 0.3; and "w", "x", "y" and "z" represent the mole fractions of manganese, aluminum, phosphorus and silicon respectively, present as tetrahedral oxide, said mole fractions being within the pentagonal compostional area defined by points A, B, C, D and E of FIG. 1, more preferably by the tetragonal compostional area defined by points a, b, c and d of FIG. 2, said MnAPSO-35 having a characteristic x-ray powder diffraction pattern which contains at least the d-spacings set forth in Table XVII as follows:

                  TABLE XVII                                                       ______________________________________                                         2θ    d, (Å)                                                                               Relative Intensity                                       ______________________________________                                         10.8-11.0   8.19-8.04 m-vs                                                     13.4-13.7   6.61-6.46 m-s                                                      17.2-17.5   5.16-5.07 m-s                                                      20.8-21.0   4.27-4.23 m                                                        21.8-22.3   4.08-3.99 m-vs                                                     28.2-28.7   3.164-3.110                                                                              m                                                        ______________________________________                                    

(d) All of the MnAPSO-35 compositions, both as-synthesized and calcined, for which x-ray power diffraction data have presently been obtain have patterns which are within the generalized pattern of Table XVIII below:

                  TABLE XVIII                                                      ______________________________________                                         2θ      d, (Å)                                                                               I/Io × 100                                       ______________________________________                                         8.5-8.7       10.40-10.16                                                                              13-31                                                  10.8-11.0     8.19-8.04  44-100                                                11.4-11.5     7.76-7.69  8-14                                                  13.3-13.4     6.66-6.61 22-41                                                  13.4-13.7     6.61-6.46 31-81                                                  15.8-15.9     5.61-5.57 10-14                                                  17.2-17.5     5.16-5.07 38-82                                                  17.7-18.0     5.01-4.93 (sh)-18.sup.                                           20.8-21.0     4.27-4.23 44-46                                                  21.8-22.3     4.08-3.99  56-100                                                23.1-23.6     3.85-3.77 31-34                                                  24.7-25.2      3.60-3.534                                                                              13-31                                                  25.6-25.8     3.480-3.453                                                                               4-25                                                  26.8-27.4     3.326-3.255                                                                              19-44                                                  28.2-28.7     3.164-3.110                                                                              50-59                                                  29.0-29.6     3.079-3.018                                                                              10-31                                                  31.3-31.4     2.858-2.849                                                                               9-18                                                  32.0-32.8     2.797-2.730                                                                              31-46                                                  34.2-34.3     2.622-2.614                                                                              11-18                                                  34.8-34.9     2.578-2.571                                                                               4-14                                                  35.2-35.3     2.550-2.543                                                                              5-7                                                    35.7-35.8     2.515-2.508                                                                              4-9                                                    37.6-37.7     2.392-2.386                                                                              4-5                                                    39.4-39.5     2.287-2.281                                                                              4-7                                                    41.8-42.0     2.161-2.151                                                                              6-9                                                    42.5-42.8     2.127-2.113                                                                              5-9                                                    44.5-44.7     2.036-2.027                                                                              5-9                                                    47.4-47.7     1.918-1.907                                                                              6-9                                                    48.2-48.4     1.888-1.881                                                                              6- 9                                                   49.4-49.6     1.845-1.838                                                                              6-9                                                    50.9-51.1     1.794-1.787                                                                               5-14                                                  54.9-55.2     1.672-1.664                                                                              5-9                                                    55.3-55.7     1.661-1.650                                                                              6-9                                                    ______________________________________                                    

EXAMPLE 75

(a) MnAPSO-36, as prepared in example 59 was subjected to x-ray analysis. The MnAPSO-36 was determined to have an x-ray powder diffraction pattern characterized by the following data:

    ______________________________________                                         2θ      d, (Å)                                                                             I/Io × 100                                         ______________________________________                                         7.4           11.88   15                                                       7.9           11.22   100                                                      8.2           10.82   33                                                       13.5          6.55    5                                                        15.8          5.61    10                                                       16.4          5.41    31                                                       19.1          4.66    14                                                       20.7          4.28    34                                                       21.2          4.19    4                                                        21.7          4.10    16                                                       22.0          4.04    14                                                       22.5          3.96    15                                                       23.0          3.87    5                                                        23.9          3.73    6                                                        27.2          3.276   15                                                       27.9          3.193   3                                                        28.3          3.153   8                                                        29.0          3.079   7                                                        30.2          2.958   4                                                        30.3          2.951   4                                                        32.0          2.798   8                                                        34.8          2.579   7                                                        ______________________________________                                    

(b) A portion of the as-synthesized MnAPSO-36 of part (a) was calcined in air at 500° C. for about 1 hour. The calcined product was characterized by the following x-ray powder diffraction pattern:

    ______________________________________                                         2θ      d, (Å)                                                                             I/Io × 100                                         ______________________________________                                          7.1          12.39    5                                                        7.6          11.64   21                                                        8.0          11.11   100                                                       8.3          10.65   37                                                       13.6          6.53    17                                                       16.6          5.35    31                                                       19.4          4.57    17                                                       20.8          4.27    19                                                       21.9          4.06     8                                                       22.4          3.97    15                                                       22.7          3.92    11                                                       23.4          3.80     5                                                       23.9          3.73     7                                                       27.3          3.271   16                                                       28.3          3.159    6                                                       28.4          3.141    6                                                       29.1          3.074    7                                                       29.4          3.043    5                                                       32.0          2.798    6                                                       ______________________________________                                    

(c) The species denominated herein as MnAPSO-36 is a molecular sieve having a three dimensional microporous crystalline framework structure of MnO₂ ⁻², AlO₂ ⁻, PO₂ ⁺ and SiO₂ tetrahedral oxide units and have an empirical chemical composition on an anhydrous basis expressed by the formula:

    mR:(Mn.sub.w Al.sub.x P.sub.y Si.sub.z)O.sub.2

wherein "R" represents at least one organic templating agent present in the intracrystalline pore system; "m" represents the molar amount of "R" present per mole of (Mn_(w) Al_(x) P_(y) Si_(z))O₂ and has a value of zero to about 0.3; and "w", "x", "y" and "z" represent the mole fractions of manganese, aluminum, phosphorus and silicon respectively, present as tetrahedral oxide, said mole fractions being within the pentagonal compositional area defined by points A, B, C, D and E of FIG. 1, more preferably by the tetragonal compositional area defined by points a, b, c and d of FIG. 2, said MnAPSO-36 having a characteristic x-ray powder diffraction pattern which contains at least the d-spacings set forth in Table XIX as follows:

                  TABLE XIX                                                        ______________________________________                                         2θ    d, (Å)  Relative Intensity                                     ______________________________________                                         7.596       11.6382     m                                                      7.628-7.981 11.5899-11.0771                                                                            vs                                                     8.105-8.299 10.9084-10.6537                                                                            m                                                      16.395-16.673                                                                              5.4066-5.3172                                                                              m                                                      19.052-19.414                                                                              4.6580-4.5721                                                                              w                                                      20.744-20.871                                                                              4.2819-4.2560                                                                              m                                                      ______________________________________                                    

(d) All of the MnAPSO-36 compositions, both as-synthesized and calcined for which x-ray power diffraction data have presently been obtain have patterns which are within the generalized pattern of Table XX below:

                  TABLE XX                                                         ______________________________________                                         2θ      d, (Å)  I/Io × 100                                     ______________________________________                                          7.132        12.3939     5                                                     7.596        11.6382     21                                                   7.628-7.981   11.5899-11.0771                                                                            100                                                  8.105-8.299   10.9084-10.6537                                                                            33-37                                                13.517-13.778 6.5503-6.4270                                                                               5-17                                                15.797-15.928 5.6099-5.5640                                                                              10-11                                                16.395-16.673 5.4066-5.3172                                                                              31-32                                                19.052-19.414 4.6580-4.5721                                                                              14-17                                                20.744-20.871 4.2819-4.2560                                                                              20-35                                                21.230        4.1848      4                                                    21.655        4.1037      16                                                   21.863-21.986 4.0651-4.0427                                                                               8-14                                                22.119-22.470 4.0186-3.9566                                                                              15                                                   22.713-23.408 3.9150-3.8001                                                                               5-11                                                23.854-23.965 3.7301-3.7131                                                                              5-6                                                  27.219-27.518 3.2761-3.2412                                                                              15-16                                                27.868-27.939 3.2014-3.1934                                                                              2-3                                                  28.252        3.1587      6                                                    28.304-28.536 3.1530-3.1279                                                                              6-8                                                  29.003-29.268 3.0786-3.0513                                                                              6-7                                                  29.347        3.0433      5                                                    30.144-30.230 2.9646-2.9564                                                                              4                                                    30.291-30.526 2.9505-2.9284                                                                              4                                                    31.983-32.094 2.7982-2.7888                                                                              6-9                                                  34.640-34.968 2.5894-2.5659                                                                              7                                                    ______________________________________                                    

EXAMPLE 76

(a) MnAPSO-44, as prepared in example 64 was subjected to x-ray analysis. The MnAPSO-44 was determined to have an x-ray powder diffraction pattern characterized by the following data:

    ______________________________________                                         2θ      d, (Å)                                                                             I/Io × 100                                         ______________________________________                                         9.4           9.39    100                                                      13.0          6.83    20                                                       13.7          6.45    4                                                        16.1          5.52    43                                                       17.3          5.12    5                                                        19.0          4.68    7                                                        20.7          4.29    84                                                       21.7          4.09    21                                                       22.6          3.94    8                                                        23.1          3.86    9                                                        24.4          3.65    58                                                       26.1          3.409   22                                                       27.8          3.205   10                                                       29.7          3.012   5                                                        30.1          2.969   16                                                       30.8          2.900   50                                                       32.5          2.753   4                                                        32.9          2.721   6                                                        34.8          2.577   3                                                        35.5          2.528   9                                                        38.5          2.336   2                                                        39.2          2.299   2                                                        40.0          2.255   2                                                        42.2          2.143   3                                                        42.5          2.125   3                                                        43.6          2.076   2                                                        47.3          1.922   2                                                        48.2          1.890   7                                                        48.7          1.870   4                                                        50.3          1.814   7                                                        53.9          1.701   6                                                        ______________________________________                                    

(b) A portion of the as-synthesized MnAPSO-44 of part (a) was calcined in air at 500° C. for about one (1) hour. The calcined product was characterized by the following x-ray powder diffraction pattern:

    ______________________________________                                         2θ      d, (Å)                                                                             I/Io × 100                                         ______________________________________                                         9.6           9.21    100                                                      13.1          6.79    26                                                       14.2          6.26    3                                                        16.2          5.46    12                                                       18.0          4.93    18                                                       19.3          4.60    3                                                        20.9          4.25    28                                                       22.3          3.99    3                                                        23.4          3.80    3                                                        25.3          3.526   13                                                       26.3          3.387   9                                                        28.5          3.137   3                                                        28.6          3.123   4                                                        29.9          2.990   2                                                        30.0          2.976   2                                                        30.6          2.921   3                                                        31.1          2.875   7                                                        31.8          2.811   2                                                        32.1          2.791   2                                                        35.1          2.560   3                                                        ______________________________________                                    

(c) The species denominated herein as MnAPSO-44 is a molecular sieve having a three dimensional microporous crystalline framework structure of MnO₂ ⁻², AlO₂ ⁻, PO₂ ⁺ and SiO₂ tetrahedral oxide units and have an empirical chemical composition on an anhydrous basis expressed by the formula:

    mR:(Mn.sub.w Al.sub.x P.sub.y Si.sub.z)O.sub.2

wherein "R" represents at least one organic templating agent present in the intracrystalline pore system; "m" represents the molar amount of "R" present per mole of (Mn_(w) Al_(x) P_(y) Si_(z))O₂ and has a value of zero to about 0.3; and "w", "x", "y" and "z" represent the mole fractions of manganese, aluminum, phosphorus and silicon respectively, present as tetrahedral oxide, said mole fractions being within the pentagonal compositional area defined by points A, B, C, D and E of FIG. 1, more preferably by the tetragonal compositional area defined by points a, b, c and d of FIG. 2, said MnAPSO-44 having a characteristic x-ray powder diffraction pattern which contains at least the d-spacings set forth in Table XXI as follows:

                  TABLE XXI                                                        ______________________________________                                         2θ     d, (Å) Relative Intensity                                     ______________________________________                                         9.420-9.498  9.3883-9.3110                                                                             vs                                                     16.062-16.131                                                                               5.5179-5.4944                                                                             m                                                      20.715-20.790                                                                               4.2877-4.2725                                                                             s                                                      24.396-24.424                                                                               3.6485-3.6444                                                                             m                                                      26.143-26.184                                                                               3.4085-3.4032                                                                             m                                                      30.833-30.853                                                                               2.8999-2.8981                                                                             m                                                      ______________________________________                                    

(d) All of the MnAPSO-44 compositions, both as-synthesized and calcined, for which x-ray power diffraction data have presently been obtain have patterns which are within the generalized pattern of Table XXII below:

                  TABLE XXII                                                       ______________________________________                                         2θ     d, (Å) I/Io × 100                                       ______________________________________                                         9.420-9.498  9.3883-9.3110                                                                             100                                                    12.930-12.958                                                                               6.8468-6.8318                                                                             20                                                     13.738       6.4458     4                                                      16.062-16.131                                                                               5.5179-5.4944                                                                             43                                                     17.329-17.396                                                                               5.1173-5.0975                                                                             5                                                      18.950-18.998                                                                               4.6828-4.6713                                                                             7                                                      20.715-20.790                                                                               4.2877-4.2725                                                                             84                                                     21.709-21.743                                                                               4.0937-4.0873                                                                             21                                                     22.366-22.583                                                                               3.9748-3.9372                                                                             8                                                      23.061-23.101                                                                               3.8566-3.8501                                                                             9                                                      24.396-24.424                                                                               3.6485-3.6444                                                                             58                                                     26.143-26.184                                                                               3.4085-3.4032                                                                             22                                                     27.837-27.881                                                                               3.2049-3.1999                                                                             10                                                     29.661       3.0117     5                                                      30.002-30.096                                                                               2.9783-2.9692                                                                             16                                                     30.833-20.853                                                                               2.8999-2.8981                                                                             50                                                     32.520-32.562                                                                               2.7532-2.7498                                                                             4                                                      32.900-32.918                                                                               2.7223-2.7208                                                                             6                                                      34.812       2.5770     3                                                      35.516-35.534                                                                               2.5275-2.5263                                                                             9                                                      38.536       2.3361     2                                                      38.185       2.2989     2                                                      39.991       2.2545     2                                                      42.162-42.177                                                                               2.1432-2.1425                                                                             3                                                      42.533-42.541                                                                               2.1254-2.1250                                                                             3                                                      43.607-73.621                                                                               2.0755-2.0749                                                                             2                                                      47.283       1.9224     2                                                      48.157-48.177                                                                               1.8895-1.8888                                                                             7                                                      48.640-48.697                                                                               1.8719-1.8698                                                                             4                                                      50.303-50.307                                                                               1.8138-1.8137                                                                             7                                                      53.885-53.887                                                                               1.7014-1.7013                                                                             6                                                      ______________________________________                                    

EXAMPLE 77

(a) MnAPSO-47, as prepared in example 49 was subjected to x-ray analysis. The MnAPSO-47 was determined to have an x-ray powder diffraction pattern characterized by the following data:

    ______________________________________                                         2θ      d, (Å)                                                                             I/Io × 100                                         ______________________________________                                         4.8           18.44   1                                                        9.4           9.38    100                                                      12.9          6.89    5                                                        13.9          6.40    3                                                        16.0          5.56    9                                                        17.5          5.06    4                                                        18.9          4.69    3                                                        20.5          4.32    30                                                       21.8          4.08    4                                                        22.4          3.98    1                                                        22.9          3.88    3                                                        24.6          3.61    11                                                       25.9          3.445   7                                                        27.6          3.234   2                                                        27.9          3.199   1                                                        29.5          3.033   2                                                        30.5          2.930   10                                                       30.8          2.901   7                                                        31.5          2.845   1                                                        33.2          2.700   1                                                        34.4          2.604   2                                                        34.8          2.576   1                                                        35.7          2.516   2                                                        38.4          2.343   1                                                        39.2          2.297   1                                                        39.6          2.277   1                                                        42.4          2.132   1                                                        43.3          2.091   1                                                        47.6          1.911   1                                                        48.6          1.874   5                                                        50.3          1.813   2                                                        53.2          1.722   1                                                        54.0          1.698   1                                                        ______________________________________                                    

(b) A portion of the as-synthesized MnAPSO-47 of part (a) was calcined in air at 500° C. for about one (1) hour. The calcined product was characterized by the following x-ray powder diffraction pattern:

    ______________________________________                                         2θ      d, (Å)                                                                             I/Io × 100                                         ______________________________________                                         5.0           17.80   1                                                        9.7           9.12    100                                                      10.0          8.85    1                                                        13.1          6.75    5                                                        14.2          6.23    1                                                        16.3          5.45    2                                                        18.0          4.92    2                                                        19.4          4.58    3                                                        20.9          4.24    7                                                        22.4          3.98    1                                                        23.4          3.80    1                                                        25.3          3.521   2                                                        26.3          3.385   2                                                        28.1          3.176   1                                                        28.6          3.125   1                                                        30.0          2.977   1                                                        31.1          2.876   3                                                        31.5          2.837   2                                                        33.9          2.645   1                                                        35.0          2.562   1                                                        49.6          1.838   1                                                        ______________________________________                                    

(c) The species denominated herein as MnAPSO-47 is a molecular sieve having a three dimensional microporous crystalline framework structure of MnO₂ ⁻², AlO₂ ⁻, PO₂ ⁺ and SiO₂ tetrahedral oxide units and have an empirical chemical composition on an anhydrous basis expressed by the formula:

    mR:(Mn.sub.w Al.sub.x P.sub.y Si.sub.z)O.sub.2

wherein "R" represents at least one organic templating agent present in the intracrystalline pore system; "m" represents the molar amount of "R" present per mole of (Mn_(w) Al_(x) P_(y) Si_(z))o₂ and has a value of zero to about 0.3; and "w", "x", "y" and "z" represent the mole fractions of manganese, aluminum, phosphorus and silicon respectively, present as tetrahedral oxide, said mole fractions being within the pentagonal compositional area defined by points A, B, C, D and E of FIG. 1, more preferably by the tetragonal compositional area defined by points a, b, c and d of FIG. 2, said MnAPSO-47 having a characteristic x-ray powder diffraction pattern which contains at least the d-spacings set forth in Table XXIII as follows:

                  TABLE XXIII                                                      ______________________________________                                         2θ     d, (Å) Relative Intensity                                     ______________________________________                                         9.434-9.696  9.3746-9.1214                                                                             vs                                                     15.946-16.276                                                                               5.5579-5.4457                                                                             vw                                                     20.539-20.940                                                                               4.3242-4.2423                                                                             vw-m                                                   24.643       3.6125     w                                                      30.511       2.9297     w                                                      30.820-31.096                                                                               2.9011-2.8759                                                                             vw                                                     ______________________________________                                    

(d) All of the MnAPSO-47 compositions, both as-synthesized and calcined for which x-ray power diffraction data have presently been obtain have patterns which are within the generalized pattern of Table XXIV below:

                  TABLE XXIV                                                       ______________________________________                                         2θ      d, (Å)  I/Io × 100                                     ______________________________________                                         4.793-4.964   18.4368-17.8028                                                                            1                                                    9.434-9.696   9.3746-9.1214                                                                              100                                                  12.847-13.107 6.8907-6.7543                                                                              5                                                    13.840-14.211 6.3983-6.2321                                                                              1-3                                                  15.946-16.276 5.5579-5.4457                                                                              2-9                                                  17.544-18.032 5.0550-4.9191                                                                              2-4                                                  18.941-19.365 4.6851-4.5836                                                                              3                                                    20.539-20.940 4.3242-4.2423                                                                               6-30                                                21.811        4.0747      4                                                    22.351-22.352 3.9775-3.9774                                                                              1                                                    22.936        3.8773      3                                                    23.401        3.8013      1                                                    24.643        3.6125      11                                                   25.294-25.864 3.5210      2-7                                                  26.327-27.577 3.3851-3.2344                                                                              2                                                    27.881-28.093 3.1992-3.1762                                                                              1                                                    28.560        3.1253      1                                                    29.448-30.019 3.0331-2.9767                                                                              1-2                                                  30.511        2.9297      10                                                   30.820-31.096 2.9011-2.8759                                                                              3-7                                                  31.448-31.532 2.8446-2.8372                                                                              1-2                                                  33.186-33.894 2.6995-2.6447                                                                              1                                                    34.444        2.6037      2                                                    34.834-35.026 2.5755-2.5618                                                                              1                                                    35.685        2.5159      2                                                    38.412        2.3434      1                                                    39.223        2.2968      1                                                    39.582        2.2768      1                                                    42.403        2.1316      1                                                    43.278        2.0905      1                                                    47.595        1.9105      1                                                    48.584-49.595 1.8739-1.8380                                                                              1-5                                                  50.327        1.8130      2                                                    53.205        1.7215      1                                                    54.006        1.6979      1                                                    ______________________________________                                    

EXAMPLE 78

The catalytic activity of MnAPSO compositions, calcined samples of the MnAPSO products of Examples 11, 21, 25, 31, 49, 55, 59 and 64 were tested for catalytic cracking.

The catalytic activity was determined using a reactor comprising a cylindrical quartz tube 254 mm. in length and 10.3 mm. I.D. In each test MnAPSO which were 20-40 mesh (U.S. std.) in size and in an amount of from 0.5 to 5 grams, the quantity being selected so that the conversion of n-butane was at least 5% and not more than 90% under the test conditions. Most of the MnAPSO samples had been previously calcined in air or nitrogen to remove organic materials from the pore system, and were activated in situ in the reactor in a flowing stream of helium at 500° C. for one hour. The feedstock was a helium-n-butane mixture containing 2 mole percent n-butane and was passed through the reactor at a rate of 50 cc./minute. Analysis of the feedstock and the reactor effluent were carried out using conventional gas chromatography techniques. The reactor effluent was analyzed after 10 minutes of on-stream operation.

The pseudo-first-order rate constant (k_(A)) was calculated to determine the relative catalytic activity of the MnAPSO compositions. The k_(A) value (cm³ /g min) obtained for the MnAPSO compositions are set forth, below, in Table XXV:

                  TABLE XXV                                                        ______________________________________                                                       Prepared in                                                                               Rate                                                  MnAPSO        Example No.:                                                                              Constant (k.sub.A)*                                   ______________________________________                                         MnAPSO-5      31         0.2                                                   MnAPSO-11     25         0.6                                                   MnAPSO-20     46         0.2                                                   MnAPSO-31     55         1.0; 0.5                                              MnAPSO-34     11         3.1                                                   MnAPSO-35     21          0.1**                                                MnAPSO-36     59         0.3                                                   MnAPSO-44     64         1.5                                                   MnAPSO-47     49         1.7                                                   ______________________________________                                          *Prior to determination of the catalystic activity of a given MnAPSO, eac      was calcined as follows:                                                       (a) MnAPSO-5 was calcined at 500° C. in air for 2 hours;                (b) MnAPSO11, MnAPSO34 and MnAPSO36 were calcined in situ;                     (c) MnAPSO31 was calcined in air at 500° C. for 1.5 hours and then      at 600° C. for 1 hour;                                                  (d) MnAPSO35 was calcined at 500° C. in nitrogen for 1 hour; and        (e) MnAPSO20, MnAPSO44 and MnAPSO47 were calcined at 500° C. in ai      for 1 hour.                                                                    **Less than 0.1                                                          

PROCESS APPLICATIONS

The MnAPSO compositions of the present invention are, in general, hydrophilic and adsorb water preferentially over common hydrocarbon molecules such as paraffins, olefins and aromatic species, e.g., benzene, xylenes and cumene. Thus, the MnAPSOs as a class are useful as desiccants in such adsorption separations/purification processes as natural gas drying, cracked gas drying. Water is also preferentially adsorbed over the so-called permanent gases such as carbon dioxide, nitrogen, oxygen and hydrogen. These MnAPSOs are therefore suitably employed in the drying of reformer hydrogen streams and in the drying of oxygen, nitrogen or air prior to liquifaction.

The present MnAPSO compositions also exhibit novel surface selectivity characteristics which render them useful as catalyst or catalyst bases in a number of hydrocarbon conversion and oxidative combustion reactions. They can be impregnated or otherwise loaded with catalytically active metals by methods well known in the art and used, for example, in fabricating catalyst compositions having silica or alumina bases. Of the general class, those species having pores larger than about 4 Å are preferred for catalytic applications.

Among the hydrocarbon conversion reactions catalyzed by MnAPSO compositions are cracking, hydrocracking, alkylation for both the aromatic and isoparaffin types, isomerization including xylene isomerization, polymerization, reforming, hydrogenation, dehydrogenation, transalkylation, dealkylation, hydrodecyclization and dehydrocyclization.

Using MnAPSO catalyst compositions which contain a hydrogenation promoter such as platinum or palladium, heavy petroleum residual stocks, cyclic stocks and other hydrocrackable charge stocks, can be hydrocracked at temperatures in the range of 400° F. to 825° F. using molar ratios of hydrogen to hydrocarbon in the range of between 2 and 80, pressures between 10 and 3500 p.s.i.g., and a liquid hourly space velocity (LHSV) of from 0.1 to 20, preferably 1.0 to 10.

The MnAPSO catalyst compositions employed in hydrocracking are also suitable for use in reforming processes in which the hydrocarbon feedstocks contact the catalyst at temperatures of from about 700° F. to 1000° F., hydrogen pressures of from 100 to 500 p.s.i.g., LHSV values in the range of 0.1 to 10 and hydrogen to hydrocarbon molar ratios in the range of 1 to 20, preferably between 4 and 12.

These same catalysts, i.e. those containing hydrogenation promoters, are also useful in hydroisomerizations processes in which feedstocks such as normal paraffins are converted to saturated branched chain isomers. Hydroisomerization is carried out at a temperature of from about 200° F. to 600° F., preferably 300° F. to 550° F. with an LHSV value of from about 0.2 to 1.0. Hydrogen is supplied to the reactor in admixture with the hydrocarbon feedstock in molar proportions (hydrogen to hydrocarbon) of between 1 and 5.

At somewhat higher temperatures, i.e. from about 650° F. to 1000° F., preferably 850° F. to 950° F. and usually at somewhat lower pressures within the range of about 15 to 50 p.s.i.g., the same catalyst compositions are used to hydroisomerize normal paraffins. Preferably the paraffin feedstock comprises normal paraffins having a carbon number range of C₇ -C₂₀. Contact time between the feedstock and the catalyst is generally relatively short to avoid undesirable side reactions such as olefin polymerization and paraffin cracking. LHSV values in the range of 0.1 to 10, preferably 1.0 to 6.0 are suitable.

The unique crystal structure of the present MnAPSO catalysts and their availability in a form totally void of alkali metal content favor their use in the conversion of alkylaromatic compounds, particularly the catalytic disproportionation of toluene, ethylene, trimethyl benzenes, tetramethyl benzenes and the like. In the disproportionation process, isomerization and transalkylation can also occur. Group VIII noble metal adjuvants alone or in conjunction with Group VI-B metals such as tungsten, molybdenum and chromium are preferably included in the catalyst composition in amounts of from about 3 to 15 weight-% of the overall composition. Extraneous hydrogen can, but need not, be present in the reaction zone which is maintained at a temperature of from about 400° to 750° F., pressures in the range of 100 to 2000 p.s.i.g. and LHSV values in the range of 0.1 to 15.

Catalytic cracking processes are preferably carried out with MnAPSO compositions using feedstocks such as gas oils, heavy naphthas, deasphalted crude oil residua, etc., with gasoline being the principal desired product. Temperature conditions of 850° to 1100° F., LHSV values of 0.5 to 10 and pressure conditions of from about 0 to 50 p.s.i.g. are suitable.

Dehydrocyclization reactions employing paraffinic hydrocarbon feedstocks, preferably normal paraffins having more than 6 carbon atoms, to form benzene, xylenes, toluene and the like are carried out using essentially the same reaction conditions as for catalytic cracking. For these reactions it is preferred to use the MnAPSO catalyst in conjunction with a Group VIII non-noble metal cation such as cobalt and nickel.

In catalytic dealkylation wherein it is desired to cleave paraffinic side chains from aromatic nuclei without substantially hydrogenating the ring structure, relatively high temperatures in the range of about 800°-1000° F. are employed at moderate hydrogen pressures of about 300-1000 p.s.i.g., other conditions being similar to those described above for catalytic hydrocracking. Preferred catalysts are of the same type described above in connection with catalytic dehydrocyclization. Particularly desirable dealkylation reactions contemplated herein include the conversion of methylnaphthalene to naphthalene and toluene and/or xylenes to benzene.

In catalytic hydrofining, the primary objective is to promote the selective hydrodecomposition of organic sulfur and/or nitrogen compounds in the feed, without substantially affecting hydrocarbon molecules therein. For this purpose it is preferred to employ the same general conditions described above for catalytic hydrocracking, and catalysts of the same general nature described in connection with dehydrocyclization operations. Feedstocks include gasoline fractions, kerosenes, jet fuel fractions, diesel fractions, light and heavy gas oils, deasphalted crude oil residual and the like any of which may contain up to about 5 weight-percent of sulfur and up to about 3 weight-percent of nitrogen.

Similar conditions can be employed to effect hydrofining, i.e., denitrogenation and desulfurization, of hydrocarbon feeds containing substantial proportions of organonitrogen and organosulfur compounds. It is generally recognized that the presence of substantial amounts of such constituents markedly inhibits the activity of hydrocracking catalysts. Consequently, it is necessary to operate at more extreme conditions when it is desired to obtain the same degree of hydrocracking conversion per pass on a relatively nitrogenous feed than are required with a feed containing less organonitrogen compounds. Consequently, the conditions under which denitrogenation, desulfurization and/or hydrocracking can be most expeditiously accomplished in any given situation are necessarily determined in view of the characteristics of the feedstocks in particular the concentration of organonitrogen compounds in the feedstock. As a result of the effect of organonitrogen compounds on the hydrocracking activity of these compositions it is not at all unlikely that the conditions most suitable for denitrogenation of a given feedstock having a relatively high organonitrogen content with minimal hydrocracking, e.g., less than 20 volume percent of fresh feed per pass, might be the same as those preferred for hydrocracking another feedstock having a lower concentration of hydrocracking inhibiting constituents e.g., organonitrogen compounds. Consequently, it has become the practice in this art to establish the conditions under which a certain feed is to be contacted on the basis of preliminary screening tests with the specific catalyst and feedstock.

Isomerization reactions are carried out under conditions similar to those described above for reforming, using somewhat more acidic catalyts. Olefins are preferably isomerized at temperatures of 500°-900° F., while paraffins, naphthenes and alkyl aromatics are isomerized at temperatures of 700°-1000° F. Particularly desirable isomerization reactions contemplated herein include the conversion of n-heptane and/or n-octane to isoheptanes, iso-octanes, butane to iso-butane, methylcyclopentane to cyclohexane, meta-xylene and/or ortho-xylene to paraxylene, 1-butene to 2-butene and/or isobutene, n-hexene to isohexene, cyclohexene to methylcyclopentene etc. The preferred form of the catalyst is a combination of the MnAPSO with polyvalent metal compounds (such as sulfides) of metals of Group II-A, Group II-B and rare earth metals. For alkylation and dealkylation processes the MnAPSO compositions having pores of at least 5 Å are preferred. When employed for dealkylation of alkyl aromatics, the temperature is usually at least 350° F. and ranges up to a temperature at which substantial cracking of the feedstock or conversion products occurs, generally up to about 700° F. The temperature is preferably at least 450° F. and not greater than the critical temperature of the compound undergoing dealkylation. Pressure conditions are applied to retain at least the aromatic feed in the liquid state. For alkylation the temperature can be as low as 250° F. but is preferably at least 350° F. In the alkylation of benzene, toluene and xylene, the preferred alkylating agents are olefins such as ethylene and propylene. 

We claim:
 1. Process for separating molecular species from admixture with molecular species having a lesser degree of polarity which comprises contacting said mixture of molecular species with a molecular sieve having pore diameters large enough to adsorb at least one of the more polar molecular species, said molecular sieve being at least partially activated whereby molecules of the more polar molecular species are selectively adsorbed into the intracrystalline pore system thereof, said molecular sieve being a crystalline molecular sieve having three-dimensional microporous framework structures of MnO₂, AlO₂, PO₂ and SiO₂ tetrahedral units having an empirical chemical composition on an anhydrous basis expressed by the formula:

    mR:(Mn.sub.w Al.sub.x P.sub.y Si.sub.z)O.sub.2

wherein "R" represents at least one organic templating agent present in the intracrystalline pore system; "m" represents the molar amount of "R" present per mole of (Mn_(w) Al_(x) P_(y) Si_(z))O₂ and has a value of zero to about 0.3; and "w", "x", "y" and "z" represent the mole fractions of manganese, aluminum, phosphorus and silicon, respectively, present as tetrahedral oxides, said mole fractions being such that they are within the pentagonal compositional area defined by points A, B, C, D, and E of FIG.
 1. 2. Process according to claim 1 wherein said mole fractions "w", "x", "y" and "z" are within the tetragonal compositional area defined by points a, b, c and d of FIG.
 2. 3. Process according to claim 1 wherein the more polar molecular species is water.
 4. Process for separating a mixture of molecular species having different kinetic diameters which comprises contacting said mixture with a molecular sieve having pore diameters large enough to adsorb at least one but not all molecular species of said mixture, said molecular sieve being at least partially activated whereby at least some molecules whose kinetic diameters are sufficiently small can enter the intracrystalline pore system thereof, said molecular sieve being a crystalline molecular sieve having three-dimensional microporous framework structures of MnO₂, AlO₂, PO₂ and SiO₂ tetrahedral units having an empirical chemical composition on an anhydrous basis expressed by the formula:

    mR:(Mn.sub.w Al.sub.x P.sub.y Si.sub.z)O.sub.2

wherein "R" represents at least one organic templating agent present in the intracrystalline pore system; "m" represents the molar amount of "R" present per mole of (Mn_(w) Al_(x) P_(y) Si_(x))O₂ and has a value of zero to about 0.3; and "w", "x", "y" and "z" represent the mole fractions of manganese, aluminum, phosphorus and silicon, respectively, present as tetrahedral oxides, said mole fractions being such that they are within the pentagonal compositional area defined by points A, B, C, D, and E of FIG.
 1. 5. Process according to claim 4 wherein said mole fractions "w", "x", "y" and "z" are within the tetragonal compositional area defined by points a, b, c and d of FIG.
 2. 